| Pronunciation: | | 'sapru`fIt
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| Matching Terms: | | saprophytic, saprophytic organism, saprophytism
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium |
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| | Synonyms: | | saprophytic organism |
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| | See Also: | | being, organism |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sap"ro*phyte\, n. [Gr. sapro`s rotten + fyto`n a
plant.] (Bot.)
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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A plant which derives its nourishment from dead organic matter and usually lacks chlorophyll. Compare epiphyte, parasite. |
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