What is the Latin word for variegated?

The usual Latin words for “variegated” are versicolor, varius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“variegated” in Latin

versicolorparticoloured; of various colours; that changes its colour variusdiverse, different, various, varied; manifold, changing, variable, complex; versatile

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

variegated

versicolor: varius: coloris varii (that exhibits different colors at the same time, ποικίλος): versicolor (that changes its color when held up to the light, αἰόλος; then general term, of many colors, whereas discolor = of different colors, said of two objects [opposed to concolor], is only poetical and post-Augustan in the sense of “variegated”). To wear a variegated garment, varia veste exornatum esse.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for variegated?: The usual Latin words for “variegated” are versicolor, varius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.