etiolated
adjective/ˈiːtiəleɪtɪd/
/ˈiːtiəleɪtɪd/
- (biology) if a plant is etiolated it is pale because it does not receive enough light
- (formal) not having enough force or energy
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from the verb etiolate (from French étioler, from Norman French étieuler ‘grow into a stem’) + -ed.
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