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Etiolation

//ˌiːtiəˈleɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Growth process of plants grown in the absence of light, characterized by long, weak stems, fewer leaves and chlorosis. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight wordnet
  3. 3
    Blanching of plants, accomplished by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something wordnet
  5. 5
    Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a pale and sickly appearance wordnet

Etymology

From French étiolé, past participle of étioler (“to blanch”).

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