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Definition of Saprophytic
1. Adjective. Obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material.
2. Adjective. (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter.
Category relationships: Flora, Plant, Plant Life, Fungi, Fungus Kingdom, Kingdom Fungi
Similar to: Herbivorous
Derivative terms: Saprophyte
Similar to: Herbivorous
Derivative terms: Saprophyte
Definition of Saprophytic
1. a. Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.
Definition of Saprophytic
1. Adjective. Relating to saprophytes or their life style. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Saprophytic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Saprophytic
1. Feeding or growing upon decaying anomal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)