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Saprophytic

Webster's Dictionary

(a.) Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Saprophytic'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/saprophytic.html. 1828.