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etiolation

[‚ed·ē·ə′lā·shən]
(botany)
The yellowing or whitening of green plant parts grown in darkness.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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