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saprophyte

/ˈsæpɹəʊfaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
sapro-phyte
IPA
/ˈsæpɹəʊfaɪt/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From sapro- (“putrid matter”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

saprophytes (plural)

Derived Forms

holosaprophyte saprophytic saprophytism saprophytophagous semisaprophyte

Frequently Paired Words

autophyte holophyte

Synonyms

saprobe saprophytic organism

Questions

How do you pronounce saprophyte?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæpɹəʊfaɪt/.
What does saprophyte mean?
Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
Where does saprophyte come from?
From sapro- (“putrid matter”) + -phyte (“plant, growth”).

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