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picotee
[ pik-uh-tee ]
noun
- a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
picotee
/ ˌpɪkəˈtiː /
noun
- a type of carnation having pale petals edged with a darker colour, usually red
adjective
- like a picotee; with darker edges
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of picotee1
C18: from French picoté marked with points, from picot
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Example Sentences
A picotee bloom and rose were gathered in a garden at Norwich.
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In 1860 we have evidence that the pale purple or Picotee, and with it doubtless the Tinged White, had come into existence.
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Let us suppose that our object is to obtain a true breeding strain of the pale purple picotee form.
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Prince Picotee kicked the headless captain about the floor thoughtfully.
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She came then and stood by Picotee, and looked musingly out of the window.
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