holosaprophyte

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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holosaprophyte (plural holosaprophytes)

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