variegate

Example Sentences

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Milder than the others, its loose, tender, variegated leaves, speckled with deep red to pale green, unfold like a rose, the perfect illustration of what the Italians call “the edible flower.”

From Seattle Times

So variegated is every slope and surface in the Zagros that a good trail can hide right out in the open.

From New York Times

Popular plants now are often variegated with big, highly textured, angular leaves that are frequently pink or purple.

From New York Times

Browne creates entire rainbows out of slight gradations, from charcoal to cement to dull pewter, which together conjure the variegated spire of 1930’s Chrysler Building, glinting in monochrome.

From New York Times

In speaking to dozens of people in the community, I found what seems to be a general solidarity under its variegated surface, beyond the resignation sagas and the efforts to organize.

From New York Times