variegated

variegated
adj
1. multicolored, polychromatic, polychromic, of many colors or shades or hues, versicolor, multicolor; prismatic, prismatical, spectral, rainbowy, rainbowlike, colorful, brilliant; pavonine; iridescent, pearly, opalescent, opaline, nacreous, na-cred, Crystal/. pleochroic; shot, varicolored, kaleidoscopic, parti-colored; marble, marbled, marbly, marmoreal, marmorean, motley, streaked, striated, striate, striped, tabby; banded, belted, barred, lined, veined, Zool. fasciate; piebald, pied, (esp. of horses) skewbald, dappled, brindled, spotted, spotty, mottled, speckled, flecked, salt-and-pepper; checked, checkered, tesellated, plaid, tartan.
2. varied, diversified, diverse, various. See various(def. 1).

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