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Meaning of 'saprophyte' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Saprophyte [ n.]
- Any plant growing on decayed animal or vegetable matter, as most fungi and some flowering plants with no green color, as the Indian pipe.

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sap sapadillo sapajo sapajou sapan wood sapful saphead saphenous sapid sapidity

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