ˈträfik, -fēk adjective
Etymology: French trophique, from Greek trophikos, from trophē food (from trephein to nourish) + -ikos -ic
1. : relating to or functioning in nutrition : nutritional
trophic disorders
trophic hormones
2. : tropic III
• troph·i·cal·ly -fə̇k(ə)lē, -fēk-, -li adverb