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saprophytically — adverb see saprophytic … New Collegiate Dictionary
saprophytically — adv. like an organism that feeds on dead or decaying flesh … English contemporary dictionary
saprophytically — sap·ro·phyt·i·cal·ly … English syllables
saprophytically — adverb see saprophytic I * * * saprophytˈically adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑sapro … Useful english dictionary
saprophytic — adjective Date: 1882 obtaining food by absorbing dissolved organic material; especially obtaining nourishment from the products of organic breakdown and decay < saprophytic fungi > • saprophytically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
saprophyte — saprophytic /sap reuh fit ik/, adj. saprophytically, adv. /sap reuh fuyt /, n. any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria. Also called saprobe. [1870 75; SAPRO + PHYTE] * * * … Universalium
lower vascular plant — ▪ biology Introduction formerly pteridophyte, also called vascular cryptogam, any of the spore bearing vascular plants, including the ferns, club mosses, spike mosses, quillworts, horsetails, and whisk ferns. Once considered of the… … Universalium
saprophytism — sap·ro·phyt·ism sap rə .fīt .iz əm n the condition of feeding saprophytically … Medical dictionary
saprophyte — [ saprə(ʊ)fʌɪt] noun Biology a plant, fungus, or microorganism that lives on decaying matter. Derivatives saprophytic adjective saprophytically adverb … English new terms dictionary
histoplasma — ˌhistəˈplazmə noun Etymology: New Latin, from hist + plasma 1. capitalized : a genus of fungi (family Coccidioidaceae) usually considered to consist of a single widespread species (H. capsulatum) of fungi that cause histoplasmosis, live… … Useful english dictionary