etiolated

e·ti·o·late

E0231600 (ē′tē-ə-lāt′)v. e·ti·o·lat·ed, e·ti·o·lat·ing, e·ti·o·lates v.tr.1. Botany To cause (a plant) to develop without chlorophyll by preventing exposure to sunlight.2. a. To cause to appear pale and sickly: a face that was etiolated from years in prison.b. To make weak by stunting the growth or development of.v.intr. Botany To become blanched or whitened, as when grown without sunlight.

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[French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, to grow into haulm, from éteule, stalk, from Old French esteule, from Vulgar Latin *stupula, from Latin stipula.]

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e′ti·o·la′tion n.

etiolated

(ˈiːtɪəleɪtɪd) adj1. (Botany) botany whitened through lack of sunlight2. literary weakened; no longer at full strength3. literary having a pale or sickly appearance

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etiolated - (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light; "etiolated celery"etiolate, blanchedplant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotioncolorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful

etiolated

adjective (Formal) pale, white, faded, bleached, washed out, wan, blanched, colourless, whitened, achromatic shrivelled bulbs with long etiolated shoots

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