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- Dictionaryetiolate/ˈiːtɪə(ʊ)leɪt/
verb
- 1. make (a plant) pale through lack of light: "the seedling had been etiolated by having been grown in darkness"
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The meaning of ETIOLATE is to bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight. Did you know?
Etiolate definition: to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light. See examples of ETIOLATE used in a sentence.
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.
1. to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light. to etiolate celery. 2. to cause to become weakened or sickly; drain of color or vigor. intransitive verb. 3. (of plants) to whiten or grow pale through lack of light. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
adjective. biology specialized uk / ˈiː.ti.ə.leɪ.tɪd / us / ˈiː.t̬i.ə.leɪ.t̬ɪd / Add to word list. especially of plants, pale and weak. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plant pathology. anthracnose. antifungal. apple scab. ash dieback. auxin. canker. downy mildew. dry rot. Dutch elm disease. excrescence. fungicidal. fungicide.
Jun 2, 2024 · etiolate (third-person singular simple present etiolates, present participle etiolating, simple past and past participle etiolated) To make pale through lack of light, especially of a plant. To make pale and sickly-looking.
1. to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light. 2. to drain of color or vigor. v.i. 3. (of plants) to whiten or grow pale through lack of light. [1785–95; < French étioler to make pale]
