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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvariegação
Pronunciation / Transliteration: variegacao
"A variegação da planta atrai muitos colecionadores."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The appearance of differently colored zones, patches, or streaks on the leaves, petals, or other parts of a plant.
"The rare indoor plant displayed stunning white and green variegation along its broad leaves." - 2
A variety of color or pattern consisting of patches, streaks, or marks of different colors.
"The marble sculpture featured a natural variegation of grey and deep obsidian veins."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'variegatus', the past participle of 'variegare' (to make of different colors), combining 'varius' (various) and 'agere' (to make). Entering the English language in the early 17th century, it initially described visual diversity in patterns and gradually specialized in botany to denote multicolored foliage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Variegation" is said worldwide
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variegation
Transliteration: variegation
"La variegation de cette feuille de monstera est magnifique."
Panaschierung
Transliteration: panaschierung
"Die Panaschierung der Blätter entsteht durch fehlendes Chlorophyll."
variegatura
Transliteration: variegatura
"La variegatura di questa pianta è particolarmente rara."
variegación
Transliteration: variegacion
"La variegación en las hojas requiere luz solar indirecta."
variegação
Transliteration: variegacao
"A variegação da planta atrai muitos colecionadores."
रंग-बिरंगापन
Transliteration: rang-birangapan
"पत्तियों का यह रंग-बिरंगापन बहुत सुंदर है।"
斑驳
Transliteration: bānbó
"这种植物叶子上的斑驳非常独特。"
무늬
Transliteration: muni
"이 식물의 잎에 나타난 흰색 무늬가 매력적이다."
斑入り
Transliteration: fuiri
"このモンステラの斑入りはとても美しい。"
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