SAPROPHYTE


Meaning of SAPROPHYTE in English

— saprophytic /sap'reuh fit"ik/ , adj. — saprophytically , adv.

/sap"reuh fuyt'/ , n.

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

Also called saprobe .

[ 1870-75; SAPRO- + -PHYTE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .