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Meaning of saprophyte | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈsæpɹəʊfaɪt/

Definitions

Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.

Equivalents

Deutsch Saprophyt
Español saprofita saprofito
Suomi marraskasvi saprofyytti
Italiano saprofita
Nederlands saprofyt
Polski saprofit saprotrof
Türkçe çürükçül saprofit

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

saprophytic saprophytism sapropterin saprotroph saprotrophism saprotrophy

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