Etiolation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Etiolation \E`ti*o*la"tion\, n.
     1. The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light
        of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
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     2. (Med.) Paleness produced by absence of light, or by


        disease. --Dunglison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  etiolation
       n 1: a pale and sickly appearance; "his etiolation signaled years
            in prison"
       2: the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development
          of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition"
       3: (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without
          chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight;
          "the etiolation of celery"