Variegated has been adding color to our language since the 17th century. It is used in botany to describe the presence of two or more colors in the leaves, petals, or other parts of plants, and it also …

VARIEGATED definition: varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors. See examples of variegated used in a sentence.

These mutants were unstable and changed (or "variegated") in their inherited properties as the organism develops.

Definition of variegated adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. Having streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors; varicolored: a plant with variegated leaves. 2. Distinguished or characterized by variety; diversified: her variegated experience.

A variegated leaf or plant has different colours on it. The leaves are a variegated red.

VARIEGATED meaning: 1 : having patches, stripes, or marks of different colors; 2 : including many different things full of variety

Dec 14, 2025 · variegated (comparative more variegated, superlative most variegated) Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color. synonyms quotations

variegated, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2023 var•i•e•gat•ed /ˈvɛriɪˌgeɪtɪd, ˈvɛrɪˌgeɪtɪd/ adj. varied in appearance, as by having different colors, forms, shapes, …