Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Varied coloration; the conjunction of various colors or color-marks; party-coloration.
- noun In botany: The conjunction of two or more colors in the petals, leaves, and other parts of plants.
- noun A condition of plants in which the leaves become partially white or of a very light color, from suppression or modification of the chlorophyl.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of variegating or diversifying, or the state of being diversified, by different colors; diversity of colors.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the state of being
variegated - noun botany a
variation in thecolour of differentzones of the sameplant
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun variability in coloration
- noun the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
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Examples
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What becomes clear is that, as there has been a multitude of Christian and Jewish dialogue projects, there has also been a multitude and variegation of Muslim scholarly dialogue projects and establishments.
Kemal Argon: Fighting Terror: What Can Ordinary Citizens Do? Kemal Argon 2011
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I adore all shades of blue, purple, and white, plus anything with silver leaves or white variegation.
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What becomes clear is that, as there has been a multitude of Christian and Jewish dialogue projects, there has also been a multitude and variegation of Muslim scholarly dialogue projects and establishments.
Kemal Argon: Fighting Terror: What Can Ordinary Citizens Do? Kemal Argon 2011
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It is a question of a little more green here, a slightly sharper indent there, a hint of variegation on a leaf or pedicel.
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Arum ‘Chameleon’ has golden green variegation that makes this groundcover a diva!
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Arum ‘Chameleon’ has golden green variegation that makes this groundcover a diva!
More on arum, that unsung variegated beauty « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2008
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The creamy yellow variegation on the foliage is attractive in winter.
A spring shower of queries on stink bugs, shade trees, more 2010
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There are other hostas with lots of white variegation that will do the same thing to brighten a shady spot.
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SIEGEL: Given a potential application of stem cells would assume, I would imagine, what kind of cells are needed, why would the variegation of the adult stem cells be a disadvantage in that case?
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The creamy yellow variegation on the foliage is attractive in winter.
A spring shower of queries on stink bugs, shade trees, more 2010
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