saprophyte

English Thesaurus

1. an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	being, organism,
definition	:	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (noun.tops)

derivation	:	saprophytic,
definition	:	(of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter (adj.all)

derivation	:	saprophytic,
definition	:	obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material (adj.pert)

derivation	:	saprophytic,
definition	:	(of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter (adj.all)

derivation	:	saprophytic,
definition	:	obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material (adj.pert)