The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hysterophyte
Hysterophyte \Hys*ter"o*phyte\, n. [Gr. ? following + ? plant.] (Bot.) A plant, like the fungus, which lives on dead or living organic matter. -- Hys`ter*oph"y*tal, a.
Wiktionary
hysterophyte
n. (context botany English) A plant or fungus that lives on dead or living organic matter.