(Best months for growing Strawberries (from seeds) in Australia-temperate regions). S = Plant undercover in seed trays. 1  Start inside in pots or trays after chilling seeds.. 2  Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Saprophyte(noun) any plant growing on decayed animal or vegetable matter, as most fungi and some flowering plants with no green color, as the Indian pipe.
(sÄp'rÉ-fÄ«t') An organism, especially a fungus or bacterium, that lives on and gets its nourishment from dead organisms or decaying organic material. Saprophytes recycle organic material in the soil, breaking it down into in simpler compounds that can be taken up by other organisms. saprophytic adjective (sÄp'rÉ-fÄ­t'Ä­k)