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Princeton's WordNet

  1. variegationnoun

    variability in coloration

  2. diversification, variegationnoun

    the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)

    "my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments"; "he limited his losses by diversification of his product line"

Wiktionary

  1. variegationnoun

    the state of being variegated

  2. variegationnoun

    a variation in the colour of different zones of the same plant

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  1. variegation

    Variegation is a term used in horticulture and botany to describe a plant or foliage that has parts of different colors, mainly due to the lack of or irregularities in chlorophyll production. The appearance of these distinct colors in leaves, flowers, or fruits, is usually in patterns, strips, swirls, or spots. The term can also refer to non-uniform colors in materials or objects in other contexts.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Variegationnoun

    the act of variegating or diversifying, or the state of being diversified, by different colors; diversity of colors

Wikidata

  1. Variegation

    Variegation is the appearance of differently coloured zones in the leaves, and sometimes the stems, of plants. This may be due to a number of causes. Some variegation is attractive and ornamental and gardeners tend to preserve these. The term is also sometimes used to refer to colour zonation in flowers, minerals, and the skin, fur, feathers or scales of animals.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of variegation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of variegation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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