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Etiolation ən is a process in flowering plants grown in partial or complete absence of light. It is characterized by long, weak stems; smaller, sparser leaves due to longer internodes; and a pale yellow color (chlorosis). ==Effects== Etiolation increases the likelihood that a plant will reach a light source, often from under the soil, leaf litter...
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A phenomenon exhibited by plants grown in the dark: etiolated plants are pale yellow and have long internodes and small leaves.
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• (n.) Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease. • (n.) The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
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<botany> Growth habit adopted by germinating seedlings in the dark. Involves rapid extension of shoot and/or hypocotyl and suppression of chlorophyll formation and leaf growth. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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Excessive spindliness in plants, owing to insufficient light or to disease. A phenomenon exhibited by plants grown in the dark; etiolated plants are pale yellow and have long internodes and small leaves.
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(Green plants as organisms) grown tall, thin and yellow due to lack of sunlight
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Growth habit adopted by germinating seedlings in the dark. Involves rapid extension of shoot and/or hypocotyl and suppression of chlorophyll formation and leaf growth.
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E`ti·o·la'tion noun 1. The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.
2. (Medicine) Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ē′tē-ō-lā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Paleness or pallor resulting from absence of light, as in persons confined because of illness or imprisonment, or in plants bleached by being deprived of light. 2. The process of blanching, bleaching, or making pale by withholding light.
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Etiolation or blanching of plants, is a state produced by the absence of light, by which the green colour is prevented from appearing. It is effected artificially, as in the case of celery, by raising up -the earth about the stalks of the plants; by tying the leaves together to keep the inner ones from the light; by covering with pots, boxes, or th...
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etiolation 1. Paleness or pallor resulting from absence of light, as in people confined because of illness or imprisonment, or in plants bleached by being deprived of light. 2. The process of blanching, bleaching, or making pale by withholding light
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noun (botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight; `the etiolation of celery`
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In botany, a form of growth seen in plants receiving insufficient light. It is characterized by long, weak stems, small leaves, and a pale yellowish colour (chlorosis) due to a lack of chlorophyll. The rapid increase in height enables a plant that is surrounded by others to quickly gain access to light, after which a return to normal growth usually...
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The condition in which a plant has pale, underdeveloped leaves and extended internodes; ususally caused by insufficient light.
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The formation of weak, spindly foliage deficient in Chlorophyll, usually occurs in light of too low intensity.
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