saprophytic

saprophytic
Synonyms and related words:
accompanying, accordant, agreeing, associate, associated, at one with, coacting, coactive, coadunate, coincident, collaborative, collective, collusive, combined, combining, concerted, concomitant, concordant, concurrent, concurring, conjoint, consilient, conspiratorial, cooperant, cooperative, coordinate, coworking, harmonious, joint, meeting, parasitic, putrefacient, putrefactive, rotting, saprobic, saprogenic, saprogenous, saprophilous, septic, symbiotic, synchronous, synergetic, synergic, synergistic, united, uniting

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  • Saprophytic — Sap ro*phyt ic, a. Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saprophytic — 1882; see SAPROPHYTE (Cf. saprophyte) + IC (Cf. ic) …   Etymology dictionary

  • saprophytic — adjective Date: 1882 obtaining food by absorbing dissolved organic material; especially obtaining nourishment from the products of organic breakdown and decay < saprophytic fungi > • saprophytically adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • saprophytic — Relating to a saprophyte. * * * sap·ro·phyt·ic .sap rə fit ik adj obtaining food by absorbing dissolved organic material esp obtaining nourishment osmotically from the products of organic breakdown and decay <saprophytic fungi>… …   Medical dictionary

  • saprophytic — saprophyte ► NOUN Biology ▪ a plant, fungus, or micro organism that lives on decaying matter. DERIVATIVES saprophytic adjective. ORIGIN from Greek sapros putrid + phuton plant …   English terms dictionary

  • saprophytic — adjective 1. obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material • Pertains to noun: ↑saprophyte • Derivationally related forms: ↑saprophyte 2. (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter • Similar to: ↑herbivorous …   Useful english dictionary

  • saprophytic organism — noun an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium • Syn: ↑saprophyte • Derivationally related forms: ↑saprophytic (for: ↑saprophyte) • Hypernyms: ↑organism, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • saprophytic — a; see saprozite …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • saprophytic — See saprophyte. * * * …   Universalium

  • saprophytic — adjective Relating to saprophytes or their life style …   Wiktionary

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