saprobe

[ sap-rohb ]
/ ˈsæp roʊb /

noun Biology.

saprophyte.

Origin of saprobe

First recorded in 1932; sapro- + (micro)be

OTHER WORDS FROM saprobe

sa·pro·bic [suh-proh-bik, -prob-ik] /səˈproʊ bɪk, -ˈprɒb ɪk/, adjective sa·pro·bi·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby saprobe

sapporo, sappy, sapraemia, sapremia, sapro-, saprobe, saprobiology, saprobiont, saprogen, saprogenic, saprolite

British Dictionary definitions for saprobe

saprobe
/ (ˈsæprəʊb) /

noun

an organism, esp a fungus, that lives on decaying organisms; a saprotroph See also saprophyte

Derived forms of saprobe

saprobic, adjective

Word Origin for saprobe

C20: from Greek, from sapro- + bios life

Medical definitions for saprobe

saprobe
[ săp′rōb′ ]

n.

An organism that derives its nourishment from nonliving or decaying organic matter.

Other words from saprobe

sap•ro′bi•al (să-prō′bē-əl) null adj.