versicolor

[vur-si-kuhl-er]

adjective

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

Origin of versicolor

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

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
IRIS versicolor imberbis foliis ensiformibus, scapo tereti flexuoso, germinibus subtrigonis.
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
Versicolor means changing color, referring to the different bands of color.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise
M. 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. I
William Curtis