Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Too Much Shade? That's "Etiolate"

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To etiolate means "to cause to whiten or grow pale by excluding light," usually when you're talking about a plant. It sprouted from an Old French term meaning "straw" — in other words, pale, dried-out stems and stalks. So open your curtains and let in some sun before you etiolate your plants!

WORD OF THE DAY

August 20, 2025

etiolate

[ ee-tee-uh-leyt ] verb

to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light

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