Hysterophyte

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hysterophyte \Hys*ter"o*phyte\, n. [Gr. "y`steros following +
     fyto`n plant.] (Bot.)
     A plant, like the fungus, which lives on dead or living
     organic matter. -- {Hys`ter*oph"y*tal}, a.
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