saprophytic
Adjective
- Obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material (synset 303032264)
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(of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter (synset 300315824)
referred to in:
- flora, plant, plant life - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
- fungi, fungus kingdom, kingdom fungi - the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants
similar to: herbivorous - feeding only on plants
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