Usually means: Growth in absence of light.
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  13. etiolation: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (etiolation)

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

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