saprophyte
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From 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
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See also
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]saprophyte m (plural saprophytes)
Further reading
[edit]- “saprophyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.