saprophytic
sap.ro.phyt.ic \.sap-r*-'fit-ik\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ aj : obtaining food by absorbing dissolved organic material; esp : o btaining nourishment osmotically from the products of organic breakdown and decay - sap.ro.phyt.i.cal.ly av
Webster's English Dictionarysap.ro.phyt.ic \.sap-r*-'fit-ik\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ aj : obtaining food by absorbing dissolved organic material; esp : o btaining nourishment osmotically from the products of organic breakdown and decay - sap.ro.phyt.i.cal.ly av