saprophytic vs saprophyte

saprophytic is not a noun while saprophyte is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
saprophytic	No	Yes	No	No
saprophyte	Yes	No	No	No

saprophytic (noun)	saprophyte (noun)
	an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium

saprophytic (adjective)	saprophyte (adjective)
obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material
(of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter