trophic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”).

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to nutrition.
  2. (ecology) Describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain.
  3. (physiology) Of or pertaining to growth.

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