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Saprophytic

Saprophytic Meaning & Definition
Saprophytic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Saprophytic?

[adj] (of some plants or fungi) nourished on dead or decaying organic matter
[adj] obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material

Synonyms | Synonyms for Saprophytic: nourished

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Saprophytic In Webster's Dictionary

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

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