saprophytic; saprobic
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Meanings
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to live as a saprophyte; to obtain nutrients by decomposing dead organic matter
formalA biological term describing a mode of nutrition common in fungi, bacteria, and some plants. The organism is a saprophyte.
Mó蘑
gu菇
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
fǔ腐
shēng生
zhēn真
jūn菌
。
Mushrooms are a typical type of saprophytic fungus.
Zhè这
xiē些
xì细
jūn菌
zài在
tǔ土
rǎng壤
zhōng中
jìn进
xíng行
fǔ腐
shēng生
shēng生
huó活
。
These bacteria live a saprophytic life in the soil.
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Fǔ腐
shēng生
shēng生
wù物
duì对
shēng生
tài态
xì系
tǒng统
de的
wù物
zhì质
xún循
huán环
zhì至
guān关
zhòng重
yào要
。
Saprophytic organisms are crucial for the material cycling of the ecosystem.