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Saprophyte

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
saprophytic organism
plural
Saprophytes
possessive
Saprophyte's
pluralpossessive
Saprophytes'