SAPROPHYTIC
\sˌe͡ɪpɹəfˈɪtɪk], \sˌeɪpɹəfˈɪtɪk], \s_ˌeɪ_p_ɹ_ə_f_ˈɪ_t_ɪ_k]\
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obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material
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(of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter
By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.
By Oddity Software
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Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.
By Noah Webster.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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dust storm
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