saprophytic

adjective

obtaining food by absorbing dissolved organic material; especially : obtaining nourishment osmotically from the products of organic breakdown and decay

Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English saprophyte Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English saprophytic From saprophyte + -ic.

Relating to saprophytes.