Saprophyte
An organism that grows on dead or decaying organic matter, eg, mushrooms and other fungi.
Scab ...
Saprophyte A plant that lives on decaying organic matter, such as mushrooms.
Scab A fungal scale disease that leaves spots on foliage and fruit.
Scabrous Rough to the touch as with many hairy leaves or stems.
saprophyte An organism that obtains food from dead organic matter.
sapwood The outer, light-colored, water conducting region of secondary xylem.
scab (1) A crust-like disease lesion. (2) A specific disease that causes scab lesions.
They are classified as a saprophyte, which is more or less a nice way of saying that they are parasitic plants.
valvate: adjacent to but not overlapping one another vascular bundle scar: the scar formed by the vascular tissue when a leaf falls off the twig vascular parasite: a parasite that grows on living plants vascular saprophyte: growing on ...
 See also: Plant, Fungi, Water, Spore, Produce
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