Saprophytic \Sap`ro*phyt"ic\, a. Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes. [1913 Webster]

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saprophytic adj
1: obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material
2: (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Saprophytic \Sap`ro*phyt"ic\, a. Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)