saprotroph

English

Etymology

sapro- +‎ -troph

Noun

saprotroph (plural saprotrophs)

1. An organism that lives off dead or decaying organic material by secreting enzymes into it and then absorbing its nutrients.

Hypernyms

• decomposer

Hyponyms

• saprobe
• saprophyte
• saprotrophism

Meronyms

• mushroom

Translations

organism

• Finnish: lahottaja (fi), saprotrofi, hajottaja (fi)
• French: saprophyte (fr) m
• Polish: saprotrof (pl) m

Anagrams

• prohaptors