versicolor
[vur-si-kuhl-er]
adjective
changeable in color: versicolor skies.
of various colors; parti-colored: a versicolor flower arrangement.
RELATED WORDS
checkered, dappled, kaleidoscopic, motley, mottled, multicolored, piebald, polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic, spotted, varicolored, variegated, particolored, pied, prismatic
Also especially British, ver·si·col·our.
Origin of versicolor
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Historical Examples of versicolor
The skin disease Pityriasis (tinea) versicolor was shown to be due to the Microsporon furfur by Eichstedt in 1846.
The Fundamentals of BacteriologyCharles Bradfield Morrey
IRIS versicolor imberbis foliis ensiformibus, scapo tereti flexuoso, germinibus subtrigonis.
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. IWilliam Curtis
Versicolor is a good name for this bright Cholla since it means “variegated or diversified in color.”
The Fantastic ClanJohn James Thornber
Versicolor means changing color, referring to the different bands of color.
The Mushroom, Edible and OtherwiseM. E. Hard
Our plant is the picta of Miller, and the versicolor of Miller is, we believe, the sibirica of Linnæus.
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. IWilliam Curtis