/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of saprophytic Find synonyms for: Adjective1. saprophyticusage: obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material2. saprophytic, herbivorous (vs. omnivorous) (vs. insectivorous) (vs. carnivorous)usage: (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matterWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language