| 单词 | etiolate |
| 释义 | etiolate —etiolation, n. /ee"tee euh layt'/, v. , etiolated, etiolating. v.t. 1. to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light: to etiolate celery. 2. to cause to become weakened or sickly; drain of color or vigor. v.i. 3. (of plants) to whiten or grow pale through lack of light. [1785-95; < F étioler to make pale, etiolate (plants), prob. deriv., based on N French dial. forms, of standard F éteule, OF estoble, estuble STUBBLE; see -ATE1] |
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