SAPROPHYTIC


Meaning of SAPROPHYTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsa-prə-ˈfi-tik ]

adjective

Date: 1882

: obtaining food by absorbing dissolved organic material ; especially : obtaining nourishment from the products of organic breakdown and decay

saprophytic fungi

• sap·ro·phyt·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.