ETIOLATED


Meaning of ETIOLATED in English

/ ˈiːtiəleɪtɪd; NAmE / adjective

1.

( biology ) if a plant is etiolated it is pale because it does not receive enough light

2.

( formal ) lacking force and energy

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from the verb etiolate (from French étioler , from Norman French étieuler grow into a stem) + -ed .

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