Usually means: Feeds on decaying organic matter.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word saprophytic:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. saprophytic: Merriam-Webster
  2. saprophytic: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. saprophytic: Collins English Dictionary
  4. saprophytic: Vocabulary.com
  5. saprophytic: Wordnik
  6. saprophytic: Wiktionary
  7. saprophytic: Dictionary.com
  8. Saprophytic: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. Saprophytic: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. saprophytic: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  11. saprophytic: Rhymezone
  12. Saprophytic: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. saprophytic: FreeDictionary.org
  14. saprophytic: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. Saprophytic: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. saprophytic: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. saprophytic: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  3. saprophytic: Medical dictionary

Science (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  2. Saprophytic: The Orchid Lady's Illustrated Orchid Encyclopedia
  3. Glossary of Entomology (No longer online)

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adjective:  Relating to saprophytes.

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