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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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Etiolated means pale and weak, especially of plants that grow without light. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations from Cambridge Dictionary.
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- Znaczenie Etiolated, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
etiolated definicja: 1. especially of plants, pale and weak...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
ETIOLATED 의미, 정의, ETIOLATED의 정의: 1. especially of plants,...
- Etiolated in Traditional Chinese
etiolated translate: (尤指植物)黃化的,白化的. Learn more in the...
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etiolated translate: (尤指植物)黄化的,白化的. Learn more in the...
- English (US)
Etiolate means to bleach and alter the natural development of a green plant by excluding sunlight, or to make pale or feeble. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and word history of etiolate from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Etiolated means pale and weak, especially of plants, due to lack of light. Learn how to use this word in sentences, see synonyms and related terms, and find translations in different languages.
Etiolated means whitened, weakened or pale, often due to lack of sunlight or strength. Learn how to use this word in sentences with synonyms and related terms.
to cause to become weakened or sickly; drain of color or vigor. verb (used without object) , e·ti·o·lat·ed, e·ti·o·lat·ing. (of plants) to whiten or grow pale through lack of light. etiolate. / ˈiːtɪəʊˌleɪt / verb. botany to whiten (a green plant) through lack of sunlight. to become or cause to become pale and weak, as from malnutrition.
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.
Definition of etiolated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.