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Meaning of 'etiolation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Etiolation [ n.]
- The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
- Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease.

Meaning of 'etiolation' (Princeton's WordNet)

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

Nearby Words:

etiolate etiolated etiolating etiological etiology etiquette

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