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Saprophyte

//ˈsæpɹəʊfaɪt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
  2. 2
    an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium wordnet

Etymology

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

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