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versicolor

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ver⋅si⋅col⋅or

[vur-si-kuhl-er]
–adjective
1. changeable in color: versicolor skies.
2. of various colors; parti-colored: a versicolor flower arrangement.
Also, especially British, ver⋅si⋅col⋅our.


Origin:
1620–30; < L, equiv. to vers(us) ptp. of vertere to turn (see verse ) + -i- -i- + color color
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ver·si·col·or   (vûr'sĭ-kŭl'ər)   
adj.  
  1. Having a variety of colors; variegated.

  2. Changing in color; iridescent.


[Latin : versus, past participle of vertere, to turn; see verse1 + color, color; see color.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: versicolor
—see PITYRIASIS VERSICOLOR, TINEA VERSICOLOR
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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