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Adjective: depauperate  di'po-pu-rut
  1. (ecology) Having unusually low biodiversity
    "a depauperate ecosystem in the polluted lake"
     
  2. (botany) Abnormally small or underdeveloped due to unfavourable conditions
    "depauperate plants struggling in poor soil"

Encyclopedia: Depauperate