Definition of "etiolation" []

• Growth process of plants grown in the absence of light, characterized by long, weak stems, fewer leaves and chlorosis (noun)
• The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant. (noun)
• Paleness produced by absence of light, or by disease. (noun)

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• "Bert made the mistake of confounding albinism with the phenomenon of etiolation in plants; in fact, he gives the name "etiolation" to the albinism noticed in his axolotls. ["
• "As many examples in "Starburst" were printed later, I'm guessing that etiolation has been high except in the case of dye-transfer prints."
• "Sunlight, moreover, has not only this action upon the animal kingdom, but also upon the vegetable world as well Plants, like celery, which are subjected to blanching, become whitened under the process of etiolation."