Might mean (unverified): Thriving on decomposing organic matter.
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▸ adjective:  (botany) Living among detritus

Similar:
detritophagous, detritivorous, detrivorous, lignicolous, luticolous, saprophilous, terricolous, lapidicolous, lichenicolous, saproxylophagous, more...

Opposite:
accrescent, thriving, flourishing, prospering

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Similar:
detritophagous, detritivorous, detrivorous, lignicolous, luticolous, saprophilous, terricolous, lapidicolous, lichenicolous, saproxylophagous, more...

Opposite:
accrescent, thriving, flourishing, prospering



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