variegated

variegated
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. mottled, kaleidoscopic, varicolored; see bright 2 , various .
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
particolored, varicolored, multicolored, polychromatic, streaked, mottled, dappled, spotted, striped, kaleidoscopic, *like a rainbow.
ANT.: monochromatic, one-colored, uniform
III
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Having many different colors: motley, multicolor, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, polychromic, polychromous, varicolored, versicolor, versicolored. See COLORS. 2. Consisting of a number of different kinds: assorted, divers, diverse, diversified, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, multifarious, multiform, sundry, varied, various. Biology: polymorphic, polymorphous. See SAME.

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