variegation

[ vair-ee-i-gey-shuhn, vair-i-gey- ]
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noun
  1. an act of variegating.

  2. the state or condition of being variegated; varied coloration.

Origin of variegation

1
First recorded in 1640–50; variegate + -ion

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How to use variegation in a sentence

  • Its leaves have a variegation of creamy white on a dark green ground.

    Amateur Gardencraft | Eben E. Rexford
  • Which is in the dish there is yellow and the white and all the sleep, all the variegation lying makes the best as in the grate.

  • The variegated form of C. scandens should be propagated by cuttings to hold the variegation.

  • On her breast was a collection of luminous stones, their variegation imitating the scales of the murena.

    Salammbo | Gustave Flaubert
  • Requires careful distinction from Passerella but is smaller and variegation of head still traceable.