OLIGOTROPHIC


Meaning of OLIGOTROPHIC in English

adj.

Pronunciation: - ' tr ō -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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