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