perthophyte
noun
per·tho·phyte
ˈpərthəˌfīt
plural -s
: a plant (as a fungus) that lives on dead or decaying tissue forming part of a living plant compare saprophyte
Word History
Etymology
Greek perthein to destroy + English -o- + -phyte; akin to Latin ferire to strike
- pteridospermaphytae
- pteridospermaphytas
- pteridospermaphytic
- pteridospermopsidae
- pteridospermopsidas
- pteridospermous
- pteridosperms
- Pteriidae
- pteriidaes
- pterin
- pterins
- Pteris
- pterises
- pterisses
- pternohylae
- pternohylas
- ptero-
- pterobranch
- Pterobranchia
- pterocarpi
- pterocarpous
- Pterocarpus
- pterocarpuses
- pterocarpusses
- Pterocarya