saprophytic
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Saprophytic — Sap ro*phyt ic, a. Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
saprophytic — 1882; see SAPROPHYTE (Cf. saprophyte) + IC (Cf. ic) … Etymology 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
saprophytic — Relating to a saprophyte. * * * sap·ro·phyt·ic .sap rə fit ik adj obtaining food by absorbing dissolved organic material esp obtaining nourishment osmotically from the products of organic breakdown and decay <saprophytic fungi>… … Medical dictionary
saprophytic — saprophyte ► NOUN Biology ▪ a plant, fungus, or micro organism that lives on decaying matter. DERIVATIVES saprophytic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek sapros putrid + phuton plant … English terms dictionary
saprophytic — adjective 1. obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material • Pertains to noun: ↑saprophyte • Derivationally related forms: ↑saprophyte 2. (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter • Similar to: ↑herbivorous … Useful english dictionary
saprophytic organism — noun an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium • Syn: ↑saprophyte • Derivationally related forms: ↑saprophytic (for: ↑saprophyte) • Hypernyms: ↑organism, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
saprophytic — a; see saprozite … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
saprophytic — adjective Relating to saprophytes or their life style … Wiktionary
saprophytic — Synonyms and related words: accompanying, accordant, agreeing, associate, associated, at one with, coacting, coactive, coadunate, coincident, collaborative, collective, collusive, combined, combining, concerted, concomitant, concordant,… … Moby Thesaurus
