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saprobe Biol.|ˈsæprəʊb|
[f. Gr. σαπρό-ς putrid + β-ίος life; cf. G. saprobie (Kolkwitz & Marsson 1902, in Mittheilungen aus der K. Prüfungsanstalt f. Wasserversorgung und Abwässerbeseitigung I. 46).]
Any organism that derives its nourishment from decaying organic matter.
1932G. W. Martin in Bot. Gaz. XCIII. 427 The word saprophyte and its derivatives, implying that a fungus is a plant, can be replaced by saprobe (σαπρός + βίος), which is without such implication. 1952C. J. Alexopoulos Introd. Mycol. i. 30 Fungi obtain their food either as parasites or saprobes. Some are obligately parasitic or saprobic. 1971G. C. Ainsworth Ainsworth & Bisby's Dict. Fungi (ed. 6) 518 Saprobe is the preferred usage for fungi. |