chlorosis noun.
[klɒ'rǝʊsɪs] Pl. -roses
[-'rǝʊsi:z].
L17.[from
CHLORO-1 +
-OSIS.]
1.
Medicine. Severe anaemia due to iron deficiency, causing a characteristic greenish pallor. Also called
greensickness.
L17.2.
Botany. The blanching of normally green parts of plants. Also, the abnormal turning green of other parts.
E19. ■ chlorotic
[-'rɒtɪk] adjective pertaining to or affected with chlorosis (in either sense)
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