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Definition of Saprophyte

1. Noun. An organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium.

Definition of Saprophyte

1. 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.

Definition of Saprophyte

1. Noun. Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria. ¹

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Definition of Saprophyte

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Medical Definition of Saprophyte

1. An organism whose nutrition involves uptake of dissolved organic material from decaying plant or animal matter. Origin: Gr. Phyton = plant This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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