PERTHOPHYTE


Meaning of PERTHOPHYTE in English

ˈpərthəˌfīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: Greek perthein to destroy + English -o- + -phyte; akin to Latin ferire to strike — more at bore

: a plant (as a fungus) that lives on dead or decaying tissue forming part of a living plant — compare saprophyte

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