holosaprophyte

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German Holosaprophyt, equivalent to holo- (“whole”) +‎ sapro- (“putric, rotten”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Noun[edit]

holosaprophyte (plural holosaprophytes)

  1. (ecology) an organism which is purely a saprophyte.
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