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saprophytic

adjective

(of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter

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11
Starts with
S
Ends with
C
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AP
Scrabble score
23

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adjective

  1. (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter

adjective

  1. Obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material

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