What is to bleach by excluding the light, as the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together called?
blanch — (Gardening) To bleach by excluding the light, as the stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying them together. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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