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etiolated
e·ti·o·lat·ed [ tee ə làytəd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. pale and spindly: describes a plant that is unusually tall and spindly and deficient in green pigment owing to lack of light
2. weak and spiritless: feeble and without vigor or spirit
[Late 18th century. < French étioler]

e·ti·o·la·tion [ tee ə láysh'n ] noun
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