Associations to the word «Oligotrophic»

Wiktionary

OLIGOTROPHIC, adjective. (physiology) (of a diet) Being deficient in nutrition.
OLIGOTROPHIC, adjective. (geography) (of a body of water) Being deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats