versicolor

[ vur-si-kuhl-er ]

adjective

1. changeable in color:

   versicolor skies.

2. of various colors; parti-colored:

   a versicolor flower arrangement.

Word History and Origins

Origin of versicolor¹

1620–30; < Latin, equivalent to vers ( us ) past participle of vertere to turn ( verse ) + -i- -i- + color color

Example Sentences

"From 2009 to 2022, we conducted a series of field surveys in South China and collected a number of specimens of the Calotes versicolor species complex, and found that the population of what we thought was Calotes versicolor in South China and Northern Vietnam was a new undescribed species and two subspecies," says Yong Huang, whose team described the new species.

From Science Daily

It can also help control another fungal infection called tinea versicolor that causes discolored skin patches.

From Seattle Times

However, it's Glass Candy's "Digital Versicolor" that brings the film fully into the present moment.

From Salon

Although local people still knew of the deer, camera-trap photos are the first scientific evidence of Tragulus versicolor in nearly 30 years.

From Nature

On a particularly hot day, Joy opened her chest to discover that her beloved Gummis had melted into a giant versicolor orb.

From The New Yorker