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Meanings of variegated leaf in English

Russian
пестролистность
Portuguese
variegada
Spanish
variegacion
Catalan
variegat

Leaf with uneven distribution of chlorophyll.

        пестролистность
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        Examples for "variegation"
        Examples for "variegation"
        1
        Through this upper corridor flitted birds of bright hue or striking variegation.
        The Land of Footprints
        2
        There have been endless disputes whether variegation should be considered as a disease.
        The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume...
        3
        On her breast was a collection of luminous stones, their variegation imitating the scales of the murena.
        Salammbo
        4
        The color displayed a slight variegation, like the mottled light at the bottom of a clear forest pond.
        Brisingr
        5
        They were relatively sober and compact things, with narrower petals and much less flamboyant variegation than Dutch tulips.
        Tulipomania: the story of the world's most coveted flower & the ...
        Usage of variegated leaf in English
        1
        So how's this growing in here?' The variegated leaf had also established itself between the carpet tiles.
        Pack animals
        2
        Just then a variegated leaf parted from a spray overhanging the path somewhat in advance of them, and fluttered to their feet.
        Opening a Chestnut Burr