Relating to a saprophyte.
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sap·ro·phyt·ic .sap-rə-'fit-ik adj obtaining food by absorbing dissolved organic material esp obtaining nourishment osmotically from the products of organic breakdown and decay <\saprophytic fungi>
sap·ro·phyt·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)-lē adv
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sap·ro·phyt·ic (sap″ro-fitґik) 1. pertaining to or of the nature of a saprophyte. 2. saprozoic.Medical dictionary. 2011.