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bicolor

American  
[bahy-kuhl-er] / ˈbaɪˌkʌl ər /
especially British, bicolour

adjective

  1. Also bicolored; bicoloured. having two colors.

    a bicolor flower.


noun

  1. a flag divided into two major areas of color.

Etymology

Origin of bicolor

From Latin, dating back to 1860–65; see origin at bi- 1, color

Example Sentences

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Elegant bicolor blooms appear in early spring with reflexed ivory perianths and a golden corona, or trumpet, that shifts to a soft apricot as the bloom ages.

From Seattle Times Aug. 19, 2023

To study this, a team of Japanese researchers inserted subdermal needle electrodes into the caps and stipes of a type of mushroom called Laccaria bicolor.

From Salon May 9, 2023

The case comes in three colors: black, silver, and silver with bicolor pushers.

From The Verge Aug. 26, 2022

Her bicolor hair sat atop Technicolor-shield sunglasses and a green mask with a toothy, sadistic smile.

From Washington Post Jul. 31, 2021

They were small and often were collapsed in the individuals I dissected, but were most clearly seen in Iridoprocne bicolor.

From Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae by Jenkinson, Marion Anne

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