Saprophyte
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- saprophytic organism
- plural
- Saprophytes
- possessive
- Saprophyte's
- pluralpossessive
- Saprophytes'