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necrophyte

necrophyte noun: any plant or fungus that grows on dead plant material.

Noun

necrophyte (plural necrophytes)

  1. Any plant or fungus that grows on dead plant material

Forms of necrophyte

pluralnecrophytes

Origin of necrophyte

From necro- + -phyte.

Questions about necrophyte

What does necrophyte mean?
Necrophyte means any plant or fungus that grows on dead plant material.
What part of speech is necrophyte?
Necrophyte is a noun.
What is the plural of necrophyte?
The plural of necrophyte is necrophytes.

Words near necrophyte in the dictionary

  1. necrophoresis
  2. necrophoretic
  3. necrophoric
  4. necrophorous
  5. necrophylactic
  6. necrophyte
  7. necrophytes
  8. necrophytic
  9. necroplanetology
  10. necroplasm
  11. necropole

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