blanched meaning and definition

BLANCHED adjective

Definition of blanched (adjective)

1. anemic looking from illness or emotion
   • "a face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks"; "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"- Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face white with rage"
   • synonyms: ashen, bloodless, livid, white
2. (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
   • "etiolated celery"
   • synonyms: etiolate, etiolated