hemisaprophyte
noun
hemi·saprophyte
: a partial saprophyte:
a
: an organism usually a saprophyte but capable of existing as a parasite compare holosaprophyte
b
: a plant containing a small amount of chlorophyll but obtaining most of its food material from humus
hemisaprophytic adjective
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Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary hemi- entry 1 + saprophyte