saprophytic

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(of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material
Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes
{s} pertaining to an organism that feeds on dead or decaying flesh
Relating to saprophytes or their life style