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saprophytism

saprophytism noun: the condition of being saprophytic.

Noun

saprophytism (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being saprophytic

Origin of saprophytism

From saprophyte + -ism.

Questions about saprophytism

What does saprophytism mean?
Saprophytism means the condition of being saprophytic.
What part of speech is saprophytism?
Saprophytism is a noun.

Words near saprophytism in the dictionary

  1. saprophytal
  2. saprophyte
  3. saprophytes
  4. saprophytic
  5. saprophytically
  6. saprophytism
  7. saprophytophagous
  8. sapropterin
  9. saprostomous
  10. saprot
  11. saprotroph

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