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单词 discolorous
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Definition of discolorous in English:

discolorous

adjective dɪˈskʌl(ə)rəs
  • 1Botany and Zoology. Of a different or contrasting colour from an adjacent or surrounding part.

  • 2Botany. Of different colours; having parts of different colours, particoloured; especially (of a leaf) having the upper and lower surfaces of different colours.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Francis Stephens (1792–1852), entomologist. From either classical Latin discolor or discolōrus + -ous.

Definition of discolorous in US English:

discolorous

adjectivedɪˈskʌl(ə)rəs
  • 1Botany and Zoology. Of a different or contrasting colour from an adjacent or surrounding part.

  • 2Botany. Of different colours; having parts of different colours, particoloured; especially (of a leaf) having the upper and lower surfaces of different colours.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in James Francis Stephens (1792–1852), entomologist. From either classical Latin discolor or discolōrus + -ous.

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