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saprophyte

/ˈsæpɹəʊfaɪt/

saprophyte noun: any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.

Noun

saprophyte (plural saprophytes)

  1. Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
    Synonyms:
    saprobe

saprophyte meaning in Tamil and Kannada

saprophyte in Tamil

அழுகற்றாவரம், சாறுண்ணி, மட்குண்ணி, காசநோய்த் தோற்றம், செத்தைப்பயிர், அழுகல்வளரி

saprophyte in Kannada

ಪೂತಿಸಸ್ಯ

Synonyms of saprophyte

Forms of saprophyte

pluralsaprophytes

Origin of saprophyte

From sapro- (“putrid matter”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”).

Words formed from saprophyte

Questions about saprophyte

What does saprophyte mean?
Saprophyte means any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
What is saprophyte in Tamil?
Saprophyte in Tamil is அழுகற்றாவரம், சாறுண்ணி, மட்குண்ணி. See Saprophyte meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is saprophyte?
Saprophyte is a noun.
How do you pronounce saprophyte?
Saprophyte is pronounced /ˈsæpɹəʊfaɪt/.
What is the plural of saprophyte?
The plural of saprophyte is saprophytes.

Words near saprophyte in the dictionary

  1. saprophagy
  2. saprophile
  3. saprophiles
  4. saprophilous
  5. saprophytal
  6. saprophyte
  7. saprophytes
  8. saprophytic
  9. saprophytically
  10. saprophytism
  11. saprophytophagous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: saprophyte (page history and authors); saprophyte (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); saprophyte (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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