(a.) Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.

accompanying accordant agreeing associate associated at one with coacting coactive coadunate coincident collaborative collective collusive combined combining concerted concomitant concordant concurrent concurring conjoint consilient conspiratorial cooperant cooperative coordinate coworking harmonious joint meeting parasitic putrefacient putrefactive rotting saprobic saprogenic saprogenous saprophilous septic symbiotic synchronous synergetic synergic synergistic united uniting