depauperate

 [dih-paw-per-it]  

de·paup·er·ate

   [dih-paw-per-it]
adjective Biology.
poorly or imperfectly developed.
Origin:
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)

Related forms
de·pau·per·a·tion  [dih-paw-puh-rey-shuhn] , noun
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Depauperate is always a great word to know.
So is nucleus. Does it mean:
an organism that is not adapted to prevailing conditions or producing offspring that maintain its contribution of genes to the next generation
a mass of protoplasm found in most cells, directing their growth, metabolism, reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters
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