variegation
Multicolored pattern occurrence
Variegation is the presence of different colors in irregular patches or streaks.
The term appears most often in botany, describing leaves with zones of white, cream, or yellow alongside green: The variegation on this hosta makes it stand out.
More broadly, variegation suggests any patterned diversity or lack of uniformity.
Having contrasting bands
- spottedSeen or patterned
- veinedMarked with linear channels
- bandedHaving encircling marks
- tessellatedCovered in fitted shapes
mosaic · checkerboard · harlequin · motley · paisley · camouflage · splashed · irregular
Having irregular color patches
- dappledMarked with spots
- streakedMarked with bands
- blotchedMarked with irregular spots
- speckledDotted with small marks
pied · marbled · splotchy · piebald · brindled · stippled · flecked · patchy
Plant's leafy covering
- chlorosisChlorophyll deficiency in plants
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- cultivarBred plant variety
- coleusDecorative foliage plant
croton · caladium · begonia · ornamental · leaf · pigmentation · marginal · aureate
State of being dissimilar
- multiplicityState of being many
- assortmentMixed collection of things
- rangeExtent of variation
- spectrumContinuous range of values
patchwork · medley · mixture · eclecticism · divergence · disparity · differentiation · unevenness
Natural tissue coloring
- markingsIdentifying visual features
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- pelageMammal's fur collectively
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
mimicry · cryptic · disruptive · melanin · countershading · polymorphism · phenotype · adaptation
striped
Having contrasting bands
tessellated · mosaic · checkerboard · harlequin · motley · paisley · camouflage · splashed · irregular · marbly
mottled
Having irregular color patches
speckled · pied · marbled · splotchy · piebald · brindled · stippled · flecked · patchy · particolored
foliage
Plant's leafy covering
- chlorosisChlorophyll deficiency in plants
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- cultivarBred plant variety
coleus · croton · caladium · begonia · ornamental · leaf · pigmentation · marginal · aureate · albino
heterogeneity
State of being dissimilar
- multiplicityState of being many
- assortmentMixed collection of things
- rangeExtent of variation
spectrum · patchwork · medley · mixture · eclecticism · divergence · disparity · differentiation · unevenness · inconsistency
pigmentation
Natural tissue coloring
- markingsIdentifying visual features
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- pelageMammal's fur collectively
camouflage · mimicry · cryptic · disruptive · melanin · countershading · polymorphism · phenotype · adaptation · patterning
- plant traitsthorny, spiny, evergreen, deciduous, flowering
- plant abnormalitieschlorosis, gall, witches broom, leaf curl, burl
- plant mutationschimera, cresting, double flowers, sport
- colorationpigment, pigmentation, hue, tint, saturation
- plant biologyphotosynthesis, chloroplast, pollination, stamen, pistil
- fabric traitssoftness, soft, stiffness, smooth, breathability
variegationuniformity
State of being identical
monochrome · unpatterned · monochromatism · plain · monotone
variegationplainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
homogeneity · sameness · blandness · uniformity · simplicity