depauperate

[ dih-paw-per-it ]

/ dɪˈpɔ pər ɪt /

adjective Biology.

poorly or imperfectly developed.

Origin of depauperate

1425–75; late Middle English <Late Latin dēpauperātus (past participle of dēpauperāre to make poor), equivalent to dē-de- + pauper(āre) to make poor (pauper- poor (see pauper) + -ātus-ate¹)

OTHER WORDS FROM depauperate

de·pau·per·a·tion

[dih-paw-puh-rey-shuhn], /dɪˌpɔ pəˈreɪ ʃən/, noun

Words nearby depauperate

Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, department store, departure, depasture, depauperate, depend, dependable, dependant, dependence, dependency

Example sentences from the Web for depauperate

The muralis gopher is a depauperate form clearly belonging to the bottae group.
Comments on the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Some North American Rodents|E. Raymond Hall
Depauperate, impoverished or starved, and so below the natural size.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Probably a depauperate form of Ophióglossum vulgàtum and about half as large.
The Fern Lover's Companion|George Henry Tilton
It looks like a depauperate L. epidendrum, but seems to be constantly collected.
The North American Slime-Moulds|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride

The species was probably first named from poor or depauperate specimens.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons

单词	depauperate
释义	depauperate [ dih-paw-per-it ] / dɪˈpɔ pər ɪt / adjective Biology. poorly or imperfectly developed. Origin of depauperate 1425–75; late Middle English <Late Latin dēpauperātus (past participle of dēpauperāre to make poor), equivalent to dē-de- + pauper(āre) to make poor (pauper- poor (see pauper) + -ātus-ate¹) OTHER WORDS FROM depauperate de·pau·per·a·tion [dih-paw-puh-rey-shuhn], /dɪˌpɔ pəˈreɪ ʃən/, noun Words nearby depauperate Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, department store, departure, depasture, depauperate, depend, dependable, dependant, dependence, dependency Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for depauperate The muralis gopher is a depauperate form clearly belonging to the bottae group. Comments on the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Some North American Rodents\|E. Raymond Hall Depauperate, impoverished or starved, and so below the natural size. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Probably a depauperate form of Ophióglossum vulgàtum and about half as large. The Fern Lover's Companion\|George Henry Tilton It looks like a depauperate L. epidendrum, but seems to be constantly collected. The North American Slime-Moulds\|Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride The species was probably first named from poor or depauperate specimens. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits\|Mary Elizabeth Parsons
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