CHLOROSIS


Meaning of CHLOROSIS in English

n. 1 hist. a severe form of anaemia from iron deficiency esp. in young women, causing a greenish complexion (cf. GREENSICK). 2 Bot. a reduction or loss of the normal green coloration of plants. chlorotic adj.

[ CHLORO- + -OSIS ]

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