saprophytic

adjective /,sæprə'fɪtɪk/

Definition
(of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter
Example
'saprophytic' can be found in many classic books.
Etymology
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Compound Word
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Proper Noun
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Rare
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Archaic
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Obsolete
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Slang
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Vowels
3
Consonants
8
Length
11

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Syllables
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