Vocabulary : Sappho to Saprophytism

Sappho : Any one of several species of brilliant South American humming birds of the genus Sappho, having very bright-colored and deeply forked tails; -- called also firetail.
Sappiness : The quality of being sappy; juiciness.
Sapping : of Sap
Sappodilla : See Sapodilla.
Sappy : Abounding with sap; full of sap; juicy; succulent. ;; Hence, young, not firm; weak, feeble. ;; Weak in intellect. ;; Abounding in sap; resembling, or consisting largely of, sapwood. ;; Musty; tainted.

Saprophagan : One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.
Saprophagous : Feeding on carrion.
Saprophyte : Any plant growing on decayed animal or vegetable matter, as most fungi and some flowering plants with no green color, as the Indian pipe.
Saprophytic : Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.
Saprophytism : State or fact of being saprophytic.

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