versicolor
Having varied colors
Versicolor means having various colors or changing color.
The term appears most often in scientific names for species with variable or iridescent coloring: Iris versicolor (the blue flag iris), Agaricus versicolor (a multicolored fungus).
In medical contexts, tinea versicolor is a skin condition causing patches of discolored skin.
Able to be changed
- shiftingChanging position or form
- transitionalConnecting two phases
- transformableAble to change form
- chameleonLizard altering its pigmentation
protean · mercurial · chameleonic · thermochromic · photochromic · metamorphic · adaptive · seasonal
Marked with different colors
- polychromaticHaving many colors
- kaleidoscopicShowing constantly changing patterns
- motleyVaried, incongruous mixture
- piedHaving patchy coloring
dappled · parti-colored · harlequin · mottled · marbled · speckled · spotted · flecked
Marsh-dwelling iris species
- taxonomicOf systematic categorization
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- specimenIndividual for examination
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
pigmentation · melanin · carotenoid · polymorphism · phenotype · plumage · pelage · scales
Tremulous, wavering light
- opalescentShowing milky iridescence
- pearlescentShowing soft iridescence
- nacreousResembling pearl's iridescence
- prismaticLight-dispersing, multicolored
spectral · glimmer · sheen · refractive · dichroic · play-of-color · fire · orient
mutable
Able to be changed
- shiftingChanging position or form
- transitionalConnecting two phases
- transformableAble to change form
chameleon · protean · mercurial · chameleonic · thermochromic · photochromic · metamorphic · adaptive · seasonal · molting
variegated
Marked with different colors
- polychromaticHaving many colors
- kaleidoscopicShowing constantly changing patterns
- motleyVaried, incongruous mixture
pied · dappled · parti-colored · harlequin · mottled · marbled · speckled · spotted · flecked · brindled
blue flag
Marsh-dwelling iris species
morphology · pigmentation · melanin · carotenoid · polymorphism · phenotype · plumage · pelage · scales · camouflage
shimmer
Tremulous, wavering light
- opalescentShowing milky iridescence
- pearlescentShowing soft iridescence
- nacreousResembling pearl's iridescence
prismatic · spectral · glimmer · sheen · refractive · dichroic · play-of-color · fire · orient · schiller
versicolormonochrome
Single-color rendering
monochromatic · unicolor · unicolored · uniform · plain