Variegation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌver.i.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Variegation is a noun meaning (botany) A variation in the colour of different zones of the same plant.
Meaning
(botany) A variation in the colour of different zones of the same plant.
More Meanings
- The state of being variegated; streaked, spotted.
Example Sentences
The second and related type of white variegation is formed by the formation of a single loose layer of short palisade cells instead of a compact layer or two of long palisade cells in the green sectors of variegated leaves (La Rocca et al. 2011).
The variegation of leaves occurs so commonly that we do not often inquire into the cause of it. To the physiologist, however, the question of the origin of variegation is of considerable importance, and it certainly is not less so to the horticulturist, whether pleasure or profit be the main end of his endeavors.
Word Forms
- variegations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include self, heterophylly, dimorphism, venation, virescence, subvariety.
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