Saprophyte Definition

săprə-fīt
noun
Any organism that lives on dead or decaying organic matter, as some fungi and bacteria.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • saprophytic organism

Other Word Forms of Saprophyte

Noun

Singular:
saprophyte
Plural:
saprophytes

Origin of Saprophyte

  • sapro- (“putrid matter") +"Ž -phyte (“plant, growth")

    From Wiktionary

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SSASAP

Words Ending With

ETEYTE

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