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adj
Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, biology, botany, business, horticulture, lifestyle, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: etiolized
Antonyms: nonetiolated
adj
Of a plant: intentionally grown in the dark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: deetiolated
adj
Of an animal or person: having an ashen or pale appearance; also, haggard or thin; physically weak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Synonyms: emaciated, cadaverous, corpse-like, unburied
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Lacking in vigour; anemic, feeble.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
simple past and past participle of etiolate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: etiolate, blanched
Antonyms: none provided
History
From etiolate + -ed (suffix forming adjectives); modelled after French étiolé, the past participle of étioler (“to become pale and weak, etiolate”), from Norman étieuler (“to become plant stalks left over after harvesting to be used as fodder or for thatching”), probably from éteule (“plant stalks left over after harvesting, stubble”) + -er (suffix forming verbs). Éteule is derived from Old French esteule (“straw”), from Latin stipula (“plant stalk; plant stalk left over after harvesting, stubble; straw”), from Proto-Italic *stipelā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steyp- (“to be stiff; erect”).
From etiolate + -ed (suffix forming verbs).
Across languages
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