 saprophytic |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material | |
| Related terms: | saprophyte | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (of some plants or fungi) nourished on dead or decaying organic matter | |
| Related terms: | plant Fungi nourished herbivorous | |
| Similar spelling: |
saprophyte saprobic saprophagous sapropel |
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