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saprophytes

saprophytes is the plural of saprophyte.

Meaning of saprophyte

Noun

saprophyte (plural saprophytes)

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

Questions about saprophytes

What is saprophytes the plural of?
Saprophytes is the plural of saprophyte.

Words near saprophytes in the dictionary

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

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