saprophyte

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
20
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/ˈsæpɹəʊfaɪt/

Definition of saprophyte

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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Etymology

From sapro- (“putrid matter”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”).

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