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
The pileus is effused, reflexed, having a number of different zones; in some plants the zones are more marked than in others, the zones appearing very much like those in Polyporus versicolor.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
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