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ETIOLATE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
etiolate • \EE-tee-uh-layt\ • verb. a : to make pale b : to deprive of natural vigor : make feeble.
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Etiolate - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
To etiolate is to make something, especially a plant, become pale and weak. A lack of sunshine in your back yard might etiolate the roses you planted there.
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Etiolation - Wikipedia
In botany, etiolation /iːtiəˈleɪʃən/ is a characteristic of flowering plants (angiosperms) grown in partial or complete absence of light.
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etiolate
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 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Verb · To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant. · To make pale and sickly-looking. · 1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers : · (intransitive) ...
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Etiolate - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
"Etiolated" originates from 1791 French étiolé, meaning "to blanch," derived from Old French and Latin roots for "straw," referring to plants turning white ...
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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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ETIOLATE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
verb (used with object) etiolated, etiolating. to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light: to etiolate celery.
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ETIOLATE definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
etiolate in American English · 1. to cause to be pale and unhealthy · 2. to deprive of strength; weaken · 3. Botany. to blanch or bleach by depriving ...
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ETIOLATED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
ETIOLATED meaning: 1. especially of plants, pale and weak 2. especially of plants, pale and weak. Learn more.
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Word of the Day: Etiolate - Merriam-Webster
"Etiolate" is more apt to refer to depriving plants in a way that is undesirable; when "etiolated," they are sickly, pale, and spindly. The ...
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etiolate, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary
OED's earliest evidence for etiolate is from 1784, in New Review. etiolate is a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: French étioler ...
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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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