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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
saprophyte /ˈsaprə(ʊ)fʌɪt/

▶noun Biology a plant, fungus, or microorganism that lives on decaying matter.

– derivatives
saprophytic adjective,
saprophytically adverb.

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