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Webster 1913 Edition
Etiolation
Eˊti-o-la′tion
,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
,Noun.
In gardening, the rendering plants white, crisp and tender, by excluding the action of light from them.