etiolation

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌiːtiəˈleɪʃən/

Noun

etiolation (countable and uncountable, plural etiolations)

  1. (botany) Growth process of plants grown in the absence of light, characterized by long, weak stems, fewer leaves and chlorosis.
  2. (botany) Blanching of plants, accomplished by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
  3. Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease.[1]

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References
  1. 1839, Robley Dunglison, “ETIOLATION”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC:
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