Associations to the word «Saprobic»

Wiktionary

SAPROBIC, adjective. (biology) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a saprobe or saprobes; that feeds on dead or decaying organic matter.
SAPROBIC, adjective. (ecology) That contains dead or decaying organic material (and therefore also saprobes).

Dictionary definition

SAPROBIC, adjective. Living in or being an environment rich in organic matter but lacking oxygen.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca