etiolate.
To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.
Meaning & usage
To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant.
To make pale and sickly-looking.
To become pale or blanched.
Where this word comes from
French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, ultimately from Old French estuble (“stubble”), from Latin stupla, from stipula (“straw, stubble”) (English stubble).
etiolated
Where this word comes from
French étioler, from Norman French étieuler, ultimately from Old French estuble (“stubble”), from Latin stupla, from stipula (“straw, stubble”) (English stubble).
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