A plant that feeds on dead organic material.

an organism deriving its nourishment from dead organic matter and usually lacking chlorophyll. cf. parasite.

an organism that eats dead organisms, thereby recycling the nutrients. Fungi and bacteria are examples.

organism living on dead.decaying matter (pop)

A plant lacking chlorophyll and living on dead organic matter.

  A plant, a fungus, or micro-organism that lives on dead or decaying organic matter.

An organism that lives on dead organic matter

Fungi or plants that live on dead or decaying organic matter. cp "parasitic"

An organism that obtains food from dead organic matter.

an organism that feeds on dead organic material

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

"bacteria or fungus that grows on decaying organic matter," 1867, from French, from Greek sapros "putrid" + phyton "plant" (see phyto-). Related: Saprophytism.

Organism which feeds on dead and decaying organisms, allowing the nutrients to be recycled into the ecosystem. Fungi and bacteria are two groups with many important saprophytes.

A plant that lives on decaying organic matter, such as mushrooms. Scab

An organism that obtains food from dead organic matter.

A plant or animal living directly on dead and decaying matter for feeding purposes, such as some fungi.

Heterotrophic organisms (fungi and bacteria) living physically upon dead organic matter, performing external digestion and absorbing the soluble end-products of digestion by diffusion.

(Gk: sapros=putrid; phyton=plant) an organism depending on dead organic remains for its food, e.g. mushrooms and many forms of bacteria. The activities of saprophytic bacteria are immensely important, [..]

[Habit] -- A plant (usually lacking chlorophyll) which nourishes wholly or mainly from soluble organic compounds in decaying organisms.

(n) an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium

An organism that obtains food in solotion from the dead or decaying bodies of other organism.

an organism which lives off other dead or dying organisms.

  An organism that grows on dead organic matter, plant or animal.