| ADJECTIVE | pert | saprophytic | obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | saprophytic | (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter |
| Meaning | Obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material. | |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish | saprofítico | |
| Nouns | saprophyte | an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium |
| Meaning | (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Fungi, kingdom Fungi, fungus kingdom | The taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools |
| plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | |
| Broader | herbivorous | feeding only on plants |
| Spanish | saprofítico, saprófito | |
| Nouns | saprophyte | an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium |
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