Definition for
sparse
– To disperse; scatter.
– Thinly scattered; dispersed round about; existing at considerable intervals; as used of population or the like, not dense.
– In botany, scattered; placed distantly or irregularly without any apparent or regular order: applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, etc.
– In zoology, spare or remote, as spots or other markings: scattered irregularly; few or scanty, as hairs or other appendages.
adjective – Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together.
adjective – Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.
transitive verb – To scatter; to disperse.
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