versicolor
Americanadjective
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changeable in color.
versicolor skies.
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of various colors; parti-colored.
a versicolor flower arrangement.
Etymology
Origin of versicolor
1620–30; < Latin, equivalent to vers ( us ) past participle of vertere to turn ( see verse) + -i- -i- + color color
Example Sentences
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After consulting her dermatologist, Simpson-Einziger was diagnosed with a temporary fungal infection called Tinea versicolor, which can lighten or darken skin pigmentation as a result of humidity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
He still had access to the university’s considerable research databases, which meant he could help her look up articles on Tinea versicolor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
It can also help control another fungal infection called tinea versicolor that causes discolored skin patches.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
On a particularly hot day, Joy opened her chest to discover that her beloved Gummis had melted into a giant versicolor orb.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 15, 2016
On the marshy ground thrive the Iris versicolor, Asclepias incarnata, the Primrose-tree, Liver-wort, the tall Physostegia Virginiana, with rosy-red blossoms, and the Helenium autumnale, in which the yellow color predominates.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator by Various
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