ETIOLATE


Meaning of ETIOLATE in English

v.tr. 1 make (a plant) pale by excluding light. 2 give a sickly hue to (a person). etiolation n.

[ F étioler f. Norman F étieuler make into haulm f. éteule ult. f. L stipula straw ]

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