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saprophyte
sap·ro·phyte [ sápprə ft ] (plural sap·ro·phytes)


noun 
Definition:
 
organism that lives on decay: an organism, especially a fungus or bacterium, that obtains food from dead or decaying organic matter

sap·ro·phyt·ic [ sàpprə fíttik ] adjective
sap·ro·phyt·i·cal·ly [ sàpprə fíttikəlee ] adverb
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