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- Dictionaryetiolated/ˈiːtɪə(ʊ)leɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of a plant) pale and drawn out due to a lack of light: "etiolated leaf segments"
- 2. having lost vigour or substance; feeble: "a tone of etiolated nostalgia"
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adjective. biology specialized uk / ˈiː.ti.ə.leɪ.tɪd / us / ˈiː.t̬i.ə.leɪ.t̬ɪd / Add to word list. especially of plants, pale and weak. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plant pathology. anthracnose. antifungal. apple scab. ash dieback. auxin. canker. downy mildew. dry rot. Dutch elm disease. excrescence. fungicidal. fungicide.
ETIOLATED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of etiolated in English. etiolated. adjective. biology specialized us / ˈiː.t̬i.ə.leɪ.t̬ɪd / uk / ˈiː.ti.ə.leɪ.tɪd / Add to word list. especially of plants, pale and weak. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plant pathology. anthracnose. antifungal. apple scab. ash dieback
to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight; to make pale; to deprive of natural vigor : make feeble… See the full definition
adjective. 1. botany. whitened through lack of sunlight. etoliated leaves. 2. literary. weakened; no longer at full strength. Her voice was thinner than I recalled, etoliated, drained of energy. 3. literary. having a pale or sickly appearance. a pallid, etoliated youth. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
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.
Etiolate definition: to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light. See examples of ETIOLATE used in a sentence.
Definition of etiolated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light. 2. to drain of color or vigor. v.i. 3. (of plants) to whiten or grow pale through lack of light. [1785–95; < French étioler to make pale]
etiolated meaning, definition, what is etiolated: pale and weak: Learn more.
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.
