- Etiolated
- Etiolate E"ti*o*late, Etiolated E"ti*o*la`ted, a. Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting desert regions. [1913 Webster]
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Etiolated
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etiolated — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a plant) pale and weak due to a lack of light. ORIGIN from French étieuler grow into haulm … English terms dictionary
etiolated — e|ti|o|lat|ed [ itiə,leıtəd ] adjective 1. ) TECHNICAL an etiolated plant has pale leaves and a pale stem because it does not receive enough light from the sun 2. ) LITERARY someone who is etiolated is pale and weak … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
etiolated — UK [ˈiːtɪəˌleɪtɪd] / US [ˈɪtɪəˌleɪtəd] adjective 1) literary someone who is etiolated is pale and weak 2) biology an etiolated plant has pale leaves and a pale stem because it does not receive enough light from the sun … English dictionary
Etiolated — Etiolate E ti*o*late v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Etiolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Etiolating}.] [F. [ e]tioler to blanch.] 1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by excluding the light of the sun, as, plants. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
etiolated — e|ti|o|lat|ed [ˈi:tiəleıtıd] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: étioler, from Old North French étieuler to leave short stiff pieces after a field of wheat has been cut , from Latin stipula straw ] 1.) literary pale and weak 2.) technical a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
etiolated — adjective 1 literary pale and weak 2 technical a plant that is etiolated is white because it has not received enough light etiolation noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
etiolated — adjective (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light etiolated celery • Syn: ↑etiolate, ↑blanched • Similar to: ↑colorless, ↑colourless • Topics: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
etiolated — adjective Blanched because of sunlight deprivation … Wiktionary
etiolated — Subjected to, or characterized by, etiolation … Medical dictionary
etiolated — v. whiten a plant by depriving it of sunlight; become pale and weakly (especially from sunlight deprivation) … English contemporary dictionary
