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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: , past participle of variegare, from varius; VARIOUS

variegated

 adjective
     
Related topics: Plants
var‧ie‧gat‧ed
1HBP a variegated plant, leaf etc has different coloured marks on it:
variegated grasses
2 formal consisting of a lot of different types of thing
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