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picotee

American  
[pik-uh-tee] / ˌpɪk əˈti /

noun

  1. a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.

picotee British  
/ ˌpɪkəˈtiː /

noun

  1. a type of carnation having pale petals edged with a darker colour, usually red

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adjective

  1. like a picotee; with darker edges

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Etymology

Origin of picotee

1720–30; < French picoté marked, pricked, past participle of picoter to mark with tiny points, derivative of picot picot; -ee

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