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Saprophyte

Sap′ro-phyte

,

Noun.

[Gr.

σαπρόσ

rotten +

φυτόν

a plant.]

(Bot.)

Any plant growing on decayed animal or vegetable matter, as most fungi and some flowering plants with no green color, as the Indian pipe.

Definition 2024

saprophyte

saprophyte

English

Noun

saprophyte ‎(plural saprophytes)

Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.

Synonyms

saprobe

Hyponyms

myco-heterotroph

Derived terms

Translations

organism that lives on dead organic matter

Finnish: marraskasvi, saprofyytti
German: Saprophyt (de) m
Italian: saprofita (it) m

Polish: saprofit m
Spanish: saprofito (es) m, saprofita (es) f
Turkish: saprofit (tr), çürükçül (tr)

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