etiolation
Meanings
noun
- Growth process of plants grown in the absence of light, characterized by long, weak stems, fewer leaves and chlorosis.
- Blanching of plants, accomplished by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
- Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease.
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Etymology
From French étiolé, past participle of étioler (“to blanch”).
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