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sparse

sparse is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Bot.) Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; -- applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.
  2. 2.To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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