Saprophyte

(From Greek sapros – rotten, phyton – plant) — an achlorophyllous plant that feeds on organic substances of dead plants or on secretions of living ones. Saprophytic orchids obtain nutrients from the soil by means of a mycorrhizal fungus.

(From Greek sapros – rotten, phyton – plant) — an achlorophyllous plant that feeds on organic substances of dead plants or on secretions of living ones. Saprophytic orchids obtain nutrients from the soil by means of a mycorrhizal fungus.