SAPROPHYTE Meaning of SAPROPHYTE in English [ 'saprə(ʊ)fʌɪt ]■ noun Biology a plant, fungus, or microorganism that lives on decaying matter.Derivativessaprophytic adjectivesaprophytically adverb Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004