saprophyte
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
sapro- (“putrid matter”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
saprophyte (plural saprophytes)
- any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria
- Synonym: saprobe
- Hyponym: myco-heterotroph
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
organism that lives on dead organic matter
See also[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
saprophyte m (plural saprophytes)
Further reading[edit]
- “saprophyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.