OLIGOTROPHIC


Meaning of OLIGOTROPHIC in English

|älə̇gō.|träfik, ə|ligə.|- adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary olig- + -trophic; originally formed as German oligotrophisch

of a lake : deficient in plant nutrients and usually having abundant dissolved oxygen with no marked stratification — compare dystrophic , eutrophic

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.