Meaning & use
Variegated
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Marked with patches, streaks, or spots of different colors, or generally varied in character.
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The variegated ivy had leaves splashed with streaks of white and green.
The festival offered a variegated program of music, dance, and film.
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Commonly used in gardening to describe plant leaves that combine two or more colors, often due to a natural pigment mutation.
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