saprophytic
adjective
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material
Related & opposite
- saprophyte derivation
- saprophyte pertains to
Sense 2 adjective
(of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter
Related & opposite
- saprophyte derivation
- plant life domain topic
- Fungi domain topic
- herbivorous similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | saprophyte |
| 1 | pertains to | Related & opposite | saprophyte |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | saprophyte |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | plant life |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | Fungi |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | herbivorous |