versicolor

[ vur-si-kuhl-er ]

/ ˈvɜr sɪˌkʌl ər /

changeable in color: versicolor skies.

of various colors; parti-colored: a versicolor flower arrangement.

Nearby words

Also especially British, ver·si·col·our.

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

Versicolor means changing color, referring to the different bands of color.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
IRIS versicolor imberbis foliis ensiformibus, scapo tereti flexuoso, germinibus subtrigonis.
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. I|William Curtis
Our plant is the picta of Miller, and the versicolor of Miller is, we believe, the sibirica of Linnæus.
The Botanical Magazine, Vol. I|William Curtis
Versicolor is a good name for this bright Cholla since it means “variegated or diversified in color.”
The Fantastic Clan|John James Thornber

The skin disease Pityriasis (tinea) versicolor was shown to be due to the Microsporon furfur by Eichstedt in 1846.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey