Saprophyte

/ˈsæpɹəʊfaɪt/

Synonyms for "saprophyte" (65 found)

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Closest matches (13)

algae amebic amoeba autophyte bacteria bean brackenbrown algaeclimber conferva confervoid creeper diatom

Strong matches (20)

fernfruits and vegetablesfucus fungus germ grapevinegreen algaegulfweed herb heterophyte ivy kelp legume lentil liana lichen liverwort microorganism mold moss

Related words (32)

mould moulder mouldy mushroom parasiteparasitic plantpea perthophyte phytoplanktonplanktonic algaeplant familiespuffball pulsered algaerockweed rust sargasso sargassumsea lentilsea moss

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sea wrackseaweed smut succulent toadstool vetch vine wort wrack

Noun(3 words)

saprobesaprophytic organismsaprotroph

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5 relation types

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being decomposer organism

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3 entries

bacterium fungus mushroom

Collocations

6 entries

saprophyte ecologysaprophyte fungisaprophyte metabolismsaprophytic fungisaprotrophic fungisoil saprophytes

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

4 entries

saprophytism saprophytist saprotroph saprotrophic

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