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Oligotrophic

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

📖 Definitions of "Oligotrophic"

adjective
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

    "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"

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