A.self-grown, στρωμνὴ οἰκεία τε καὶ αὐ., of the fur of beasts, Pl.Prt.321a; self-existent, Critias 19.1 D.
2. self-grown, of home production, “ἀγαθά” X.Vect.2.1; “ὦπόλι φίλη Κέκροπος, αὐτοφυὲς Ἀττική” Ar.Fr.110.
3. natural, opp. artificial, “οὐδός” Hes.Th.813; “λιμήν” Th.1.93; χρυσὸς αὐ. native gold, D.S.3.45; “κύανος αὐ.” Thphr. Lap.39; αὐ. λόφοι hills in their natural state, not quarried or mined, X.Vect.4.2; “κορύναν αὐτοφυῆ” a natural growth, Theoc.9.24; opp. χειροποίητος, Plb.9.27.4; opp. τὰ διὰ τέχνης, wild, not cultivable, Thphr.CP3.1.1; of a horse, τὸν αὐτοφυῆ (sc. δρόμον) διατροχάζειν to have natural paces, X.Eq.7.11; αὐ. γηρύματα 'native wood-notes wild', of birds, opp. language, Plu.2.973a; of style, natural, simple, D.H.Din.7; αὐ. αἴσθησις, opp. ἐπιστημονική, Phld.Mus.p.11 K., cf. p.63 K.: Comp. -έστερος more natural, of an explanation, Simp. in Ph.149.18. Adv. -φυῶς, ὅμοιον like by nature, 6opp. μιμητής, Pl. Grg.513b; “αὐ. ἀγαθοί” Id.Lg.642c.
II. Act., bearing, producing of itself, “γῆ αὐ. ὧν φέρει” Philostr.Im.2.18. Adv. “-φυῶς” spontaneously, Syrian. in Metaph.123.22; “αὐ. κινούμενοι” Plot.6.5.1.