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to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light: to etiolate celery. ... (of plants) to whiten or grow pale through lack of light. ... Whiten a plant by e...
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As sweet a plant, as fair a flower, is faded As ever in the Muses' garden bladed. P. Fletcher. ... 2.(Gardening)To bleach by excluding the light, as the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together. ... as, to blanch almonds.(b)To whiten, as the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water...
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From the Old French word blanchir, to whiten. As a gardening term, it is used to describe a process of excluding light so as to make the plant material lighter in color and more tender. For example, this is commonly done with endive.
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Blanching: The process of blocking out light around certain plants (such as celery and cauliflower) to improve quality and whiten stems or heads. Brassica: ... blanching; Excluding light from the green parts of plants so that they become white and tender; etiolated. GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms; New Search: ...
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John Galsworthy biography and related resources. ... Biography Base Home | Link To Us ... He won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1932. Born at Kingston Hill in Surrey, England into an established wealthy family, Galsworthy attended Harrow and New College, Oxford, training as a barrister. However, he soon began to put...
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Biennial: A plant that lives for two years or growing seasons, producing leaves the first season, and flowers and seeds the second. ... Blanche: Whiten a plant's leaves, stems or shoots by excluding light, e.g. by covering with soil.
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etiolate: Definition and Pronunciation ... 1. to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light: to etiolate celery.; 2. to cause to become weakened or sickly; drain of color or vigor. —v.i.; (of plants) to whiten or grow pale through lack of light.
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Botany.com's dictionary of botanical words beginning with ET ... ETIOLATION: 1.The process of causing a plant to whiten by excluding sunlight. 2. Pale, sickly, excessive growth caused by insufficient light, incorrect feeding, or overcrowding.
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