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