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etiolate (ˈiːtɪəʊleɪt) [f. Fr. étioler (see -ate3 6), of dialectal origin from Norm. (s')étieuler to grow into haulm, f. éteule, OF. esteule, esteulle:—L. stipula straw.] 1. trans. To render (a plant) pale or colourless by excluding the light from it; to blanch.1791 E. Darwin Bot. Gard. i. 45 note, ...
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etiolate
etiolate/ˈi:tɪəuleɪt; `itɪəˌlet/ v[Tn]1 (botany 植) make (a plant) pale through lack of light 使(植物)因缺乏日光而变白 an etiolated seedling 发黄的幼苗.2 (fml 文) cause (sb) to become pale and weak 使(某人)苍白衰弱 an etiolated adolescent 面黄肌瘦的少年 (fig 比喻) an etiolated society 颓废的社会.
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Trichocereus macrogonus var. pachanoi
In winter, plants will etiolate, or become thin, due to lower levels of light.
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etiolize
etiolize, v. rare. (ˈiːtɪəlaɪz) [f. Fr. étiol-er + -ize.] trans. = etiolate. Hence etioˈlized ppl. a.1884 Trans. Victoria Institute 40 The young shoots, pale, etiolised, and delicate from the hour they show their tiny leaves.
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Ciolo (Apulia)
There are some cases in which it is possible to find etiolate plants inside these caves.
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etiolation
etiolation (iːtɪəʊˈleɪʃən) [f. etiolate v.: see -ation.] The action of etiolating; the process of becoming, or the condition of being, etiolated.1799 Sir H. Davy in Beddoes Contrib. to Phys. & Med. Knowledge 188 Plants, in the process of etiolation, lose the light combined with their leaves, and bec...
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