Definition of "depauperate" in English

adjective

1. (botany, of a plant, etc.) Having stunted growth

2. (obsolete) Impoverished.

3. Having a limited biodiversity.

   • 2009, David Quammen, Where the Salmon Rule, National Geographic (August 2009), page 35, "...because of Kamchatka's isolation from mainland river systems, its streams are relatively depauperate of other fresh water fish, leaving Oncorhynchus species to face few competitors and predators."

verb

1. (obsolete) To impoverish.

2. To stunt the growth of.