SAPROPHYTIC
Dictionary entry overview: What does saprophytic mean? • SAPROPHYTIC (adjective)
The adjective SAPROPHYTIC has 2 senses:
1. obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material
2. (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter
Familiarity information: SAPROPHYTIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SAPROPHYTIC (adjective)
Meaning:
Obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
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
Similar:
herbivorous (feeding only on plants)
Domain category:
flora; plant; plant life (a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Fungi; fungus kingdom; kingdom Fungi (the taxonomic kingdom of lower plants)
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