English to English
noun
- a pale and sickly appearance
His etiolation signaled years in prison.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something
The etiolation of the critical tradition.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight
The etiolation of celery.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
source: Webster 1913
