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oligotrophic

Main Entry:: ol·i·go·tro·phic
Pronunciation:: \-ˈtrō-fik\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date:: 1928

: having a deficiency of plant nutrients that is usually accompanied by an abundance of dissolved oxygen <clear oligotrophic lakes>

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