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Meaning of oligotrophic

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

oligotrophic

Pronunciation:

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a diet) deficient in nutrition (providing little nourishment)

  2. (of a wetland) deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus.

    Example: 1969 July, Fred W. Rabe and Robert C. Wissmar, “Some Effects of Antimycin in an Oligotrophic Lake” in The Progressive Fish-Culturist, volume XXXI, № 3, page 163

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oligotrophic

Related words

nutritionlesshypoenergeticundernourishedmeagremisnourishedpoorstarvedfruitless