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Saprophyte

nounid 141946·updated May 18, 2026
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an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium

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unclassified

Variants

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

Framework definitions

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

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