The best-known saprophytes…include mushrooms, molds, mildew, bacteria, rusts, and smuts (William C. Beaver).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
saprophyte — sap•ro•phyte [[t]ˈsæp rəˌfaɪt[/t]] n. zool. ecl any organism that lives on dead organic matter • Etymology: 1870–75 sap ro•phyt′ic ˈfɪt ɪk adj … From formal English to slang
saprophyte — An organism that grows on dead organic matter, plant or animal. See saprobe. SYN: necroparasite. [sapro + G. phyton, plant] facultative s. an organism, usually parasitic, that occasionally may live and grow as a s.. * * * sap·ro·phyte … Medical dictionary
Saprophyte — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… … English syllables
saprophyte — [ saprɔfit ] adj. et n. m. • 1875; de sapro et phyte 1 ♦ Biol. Qui tire les substances qui lui sont nécessaires des matières organiques en décomposition. Champignons saprophytes. 2 ♦ Méd. Germe saprophyte, qui vit dans l organisme sans être… … Encyclopédie Universelle
saprophyte — saprophytic /sap reuh fit ik/, adj. saprophytically, adv. /sap reuh fuyt /, n. any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria. Also called saprobe. [1870 75; SAPRO + PHYTE] * * * … Universalium
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
ae — ac·an·tha·ce·ae; a·ce·ae; ac·er·a·ce·ae; ac·er·ae; ach·ae·me·ni·an; achari·ace·ae; achla·myd·e·ae; ach·ro·mati·ace·ae; acra·si·e·ae; ac·ti·nid·i·a·ce·ae; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae; ad·ox·a·ce·ae; AE; ae·ae·an; ae·ae·an; ae·cial; ae·cid·i·al;… … English syllables
ni — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ace·to·ni·trile; ach·ae·me·ni·an; ach·er·o·ni·an; ac·ni·da; ac·ni·dar·ia; ac·ni·do·spo·rid·ia; ac·o·ni·tia; ac·o·ni·tum; acra·ni·al; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ri·mo·ni·ous; ac·ro·cra·ni·al; ac·ry·lo·ni·trile;… … English syllables
