etiolation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a pale and sickly appearance
    • his etiolation signaled years in prison
  2. noun the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something
    • the etiolation of the critical tradition
  3. noun (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight
    • the etiolation of celery

WordNet

E`ti*o*la"tion noun
Definitions
  1. The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
  2. (Med.) Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease. Dunglison.

Webster 1913