holosaprophyte

English

Etymology

From German Holosaprophyt, equivalent to holo- (“whole”) +‎ sapro- (“putric, rotten”) +‎ -phyte (“plant”).

Noun

holosaprophyte (plural holosaprophytes)

  1. (ecology) An organism which is purely a saprophyte.
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