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SAPROPHYTIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter
Classified under:
Similar:
herbivorous (feeding only on plants)
Domain category:
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Fungi; fungus kingdom; kingdom Fungi (the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants)
Derivation:
saprophyte (an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
saprophyte (an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium)
Derivation:
saprophyte (an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium)
