etiolated plant

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• etiolated — e|ti|o|lat|ed [ itiə,leıtəd ] adjective 1. ) TECHNICAL an etiolated plant has pale leaves and a pale stem because it does not receive enough light from the sun 2. ) LITERARY someone who is etiolated is pale and weak …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• etiolated — UK [ˈiːtɪəˌleɪtɪd] / US [ˈɪtɪəˌleɪtəd] adjective 1) literary someone who is etiolated is pale and weak 2) biology an etiolated plant has pale leaves and a pale stem because it does not receive enough light from the sun …   English dictionary

• etiolated — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a plant) pale and weak due to a lack of light. ORIGIN from French étieuler grow into haulm …   English terms dictionary

• etiolated — adjective (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light etiolated celery • Syn: ↑etiolate, ↑blanched • Similar to: ↑colorless, ↑colourless • Topics: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• plant life — noun (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion • Syn: ↑plant, ↑flora • Derivationally related forms: ↑floral (for: ↑flora), ↑plantal ( …   Useful english dictionary

• etiolated — e|ti|o|lat|ed [ˈi:tiəleıtıd] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: étioler, from Old North French étieuler to leave short stiff pieces after a field of wheat has been cut , from Latin stipula straw ] 1.) literary pale and weak 2.) technical a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• etiolated — adjective 1 literary pale and weak 2 technical a plant that is etiolated is white because it has not received enough light etiolation noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• etiolated — v. whiten a plant by depriving it of sunlight; become pale and weakly (especially from sunlight deprivation) …   English contemporary dictionary

• etiolated — [ i:tɪəˌleɪtɪd] adjective 1》 (of a plant) pale and weak due to a lack of light. 2》 having lost vigour or substance; feeble. Derivatives etiolation noun Origin C18: from etiolate (from Fr. étioler, from Norman Fr. étieuler grow into haulm ) …   English new terms dictionary

• etiolated —   Abnormally elongated leaf resulting from a plant grown under low light intensity …   Expanded glossary of Cycad terms

• weed (the weed) — n 1. marihuana. The plant cannabis sativa, which yields marihuana leaves, grows like a weed in warm dry climates and somewhat resembles nettles. ► They get a £10 bag of weed and put it all in the spliff, then they get catatonic. (Panorama, BBC TV …   Contemporary slang