saproleg nia

[Greek sapros =putrid, and legnon the colored border of a garment.] Bot.: A synonym of Lep to mit us, or the typical genus of Kützing's Saprolegniese (g. v.). săp-ro-leg-ni-e-æ, s. pl. [Mod. Lat. saproleg ni(a); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -eœ.] Bot. A tribe of Algals, sub-order Mycophyceae. ( Kützing .) Oögonia spherical, full of protoplasm, usually terminal. Oöspheres at first smooth, with no cell wall. †sa-proph-a-ga, s . pl . [Gr. sapros =rotten, and phage in to eat.] Entom.: A group of Lamellicorns living on decomposed vegetable matter. ( D'Orbigny : Dict. d'Hist . Nat .) sa-proph-a-gạn, s. [SAPROPHAGA.] Any individual of the Saprophaga (q. v.). sa-proph-a-go us, a. [SAPROPHAGA.] Feeding on decomposed or putrid substances.