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adj
Relating to, or causing, the decay of wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
That lives in or feeds on decaying wood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Any organism that lives in decaying wood
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History
From sapro- + xylo- + -ic.
Across languages
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