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noun
Growth process of plants grown in the absence of light, characterized by long, weak stems, fewer leaves and chlorosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Blanching of plants, accomplished by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
(botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bleach
noun
the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: weakening
noun
a pale and sickly appearance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: appearance, visual aspect
History
From French étiolé, past participle of étioler (“to blanch”).
Across languages
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