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English adjective: saprophytic

1. saprophytic obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material

2. saprophytic (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter


Similarherbivorous


Domain categoryflora, Fungi, fungus kingdom, kingdom Fungi, plant, plant life


Antonymsinsectivorous, omnivorous, carnivorous









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