[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

saprophyte \sap"rophyte\, n. gr. sapro`s rotten + fyto`n a
   plant. bot.
   any plant growing on decayed animal or vegetable matter, as
   most fungi and some flowering plants with no green color, as
   the indian pipe.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

saprophyte
     n : an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a
         fungus or bacterium syn: saprophytic organism
see also:
saprophytic organism 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

54 moby thesaurus words for "saprophyte":
   algae, autophyte, bean, bracken, brown algae, climber, conferva,
   confervoid, creeper, diatom, fern, fruits and vegetables, fucus,
   fungus, grapevine, green algae, gulfweed, herb, heterophyte, ivy,
   kelp, legume, lentil, liana, lichen, liverwort, mold, moss,
   mushroom, parasite, parasitic plant, pea, perthophyte,
   phytoplankton, planktonic algae, plant families, puffball, pulse,
   red algae, rockweed, rust, sargasso, sargassum, sea lentil,
   sea moss, sea wrack, seaweed, smut, succulent, toadstool, vetch,
   vine, wort, wrack

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