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Adjective: poverty-stricken  'pó-vur-tee'stri-kun
  1. Poor enough to need help from others
    "These struggles produce considerable stress in the lives of the poverty-stricken and their families"
    - destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy

See also: poor

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Pouteria campechiana nervosa
Pouteria zapota
poutine
poutingly
pouty
poverty
poverty grass
poverty level
poverty line
poverty trap
poverty-stricken
POW
POW camp
powder
powder and shot
powder blue
powder compact
powder flask
powder horn
powder keg
powder magazine