Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
Of a set: such that, considered as a subset of a (usually larger) topological space, it is in a precise sense small or negligible.
Having little flesh; lean; thin.
Dry and harsh to the touch (e.g., as chalk).
To make lean.
Similarly producing results or performing deeds in abundance
Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance — applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
Of a flower: from which another flower is produced.