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etiolation
e·ti·o·late E0231600 (ē′tē-ə-lāt′)v. e·ti·o·lat·ed, e·ti·o·lat·ing, e·ti·o·lates v.tr.1. Botany To cause (a plant) to develop without chlorophyll by preventing exposure to sunlight.2. a. To cause to appear pale and sickly: a face that was etiolated from years in prison.b. To make weak by stunting the growth or development of.v.intr. Botany To become blanched or whitened, as when grown without sunlight.
[French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, to grow into haulm, from éteule, stalk, from Old French esteule, from Vulgar Latin *stupula, from Latin stipula.]
e′ti·o·la′tion n.etiolation1. the process of growing plants away from the light to make them white and crisp, especially in vegetable gardening.
2. the condition of the plants grown in this manner. See also disease and illness.See also: Plants
paleness of color as a result of illness or exclusion from light. See also plants.See also: Complexion, Disease and IllnessThesaurus| Noun | 1. | etiolation - a pale and sickly appearance; "his etiolation signaled years in prison"appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing | | 2. | etiolation - the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition"weakening - the act of reducing the strength of something | | 3. | etiolation - (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight; "the etiolation of celery"bleach - the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent)phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants |
Translationsetiolation
etiolation[‚ed·ē·ə′lā·shən] (botany) The yellowing or whitening of green plant parts grown in darkness. etiolation
etiolation [e″te-o-la´shun] 1. blanching or paleness of a plant grown in the dark due to lack of chlorophyll.2. the process by which the skin becomes pale when deprived of sunlight.e·ti·o·la·tion (ē'tē-ō-lā'shŭn), 1. Paleness or pallor resulting from absence of light, as in persons confined because of illness or imprisonment, or in plants bleached by being deprived of light. 2. The process of blanching, bleaching, or making pale by withholding light. [Fr. étioler, to blanch] e·ti·o·la·tion (ē'tē-ō-lā'shŭn) 1. Pallor resulting from absence of light, as in people confined because of illness or imprisonment, or in plants bleached by being deprived of light. 2. The process of blanching, bleaching, or making pale by withholding light. [Fr. étioler, to blanch]etiolation the range of symptoms developed by plants when grown in the dark. Examples include: pale yellow or white colour due to lack of chlorophyll, long internodes, small and rudimentary leaves, poor development of lignified tissue.etiolation
Words related to etiolationnoun a pale and sickly appearanceRelated Wordsnoun the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of somethingRelated Wordsnoun (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlightRelated Words |