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Webster 1913 Edition


Etiolation

Eˊti-o-la′tion

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Noun.
1.
The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
2.
(Med.)
Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease.
Dunglison.

Webster 1828 Edition


Etiolation

ETIOLA'TION

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Noun.
The operation of being whitened or of becoming white by excluding the light of the sun.
In gardening, the rendering plants white, crisp and tender, by excluding the action of light from them.

Definition 2024


etiolation

etiolation

English

Noun

etiolation (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) The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
  3. Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease.
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