versicolor

[ vur-si-kuhl-er ]

adjective

1. changeable in color:

   versicolor skies.

2. of various colors; parti-colored:

   a versicolor flower arrangement.

Word History and Origins

Origin of versicolor¹

1620–30; < Latin, equivalent to vers ( us ) past participle of vertere to turn ( verse ) + -i- -i- + color color

Example Sentences

Favus, tinea versicolor, and the various forms of ring-worm are caused by members of the fungus group.

From Project Gutenberg

Does the eruption of tinea versicolor show predilection for any special region?

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Versicolor is a good name for this bright Cholla since it means “variegated or diversified in color.”

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Versicolor means changing color, referring to the different bands of color.

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IRIS versicolor imberbis foliis ensiformibus, scapo tereti flexuoso, germinibus subtrigonis.

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