腐ふ生せい植しょく物ぶつ

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Meanings

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noun

saprophytic plant; saprophyte

A plant that feeds on dead or decaying organic matter. Used in biology and ecology.

腐rot, decay, sour

生life, genuine, birth

植plant

物thing, object, matter

寄き生せい植しょく物ぶつ
寄生植物 (parasitic plant) feeds on a living host, while 腐生植物 feeds on dead organic matter.
腐ふ生せい菌きん
腐生菌 refers specifically to saprophytic fungi or bacteria, whereas 腐生植物 is a plant.

Compound of 腐生 (saprophytic, from 腐 'decay' and 生 'life') and 植物 (plant).