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variegate
v.
change appearance (especially color); make interesting; variate
Variegation
Variegation is the appearance of differently coloured zones in the
leaves, and sometimes the
stems, of
plants. This may be due to a number of causes. Some variegation is attractive and ornamental and gardeners tend to preserve these. The term is also sometimes used to refer to colour zonation in
flowers,
minerals, and the skin, fur, feathers or scales of animals.
variegate
Verb
1. change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) variegation
2. make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
(synonym) vary, motley
(hypernym) diversify
(hyponym) checker, chequer
(derivation) diversification, variegation
variegare
v.
variegate, change appearance, variate
variegato
adj.
variegated, dappled, diversified, multicoloured, multicolored, streaked
Variegate
(v. t.)
To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with marble of different colors.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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