Relating to or affected by chlorosis, a condition in plants where leaves turn yellow because they lack chlorophyll, or describing a pale, sickly appearance.
From chlorosis (a plant disease, from chloro- meaning green plus -osis meaning condition) plus -ic (adjective suffix).
A chlorotic plant is basically starving for iron or other minerals it needs to make chlorophyll—farmers can actually save crops by identifying this telltale yellowing and adding the missing nutrients!
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