Saprophyte

['sæprə(ʊ)faɪt] or ['sæpro,faɪt]

(noun.) an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium.

校对:朱莉娅--From WordNet

(n.) Any plant growing on decayed animal or vegetable matter, as most fungi and some flowering plants with no green color, as the Indian pipe.

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n. a plant that feeds upon decaying vegetable matter.—adjs. Saprophyt′ic Saproph′ilous.—adv. Saprophyt′ically.—n. Sap′rophytism.

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