单词 | discolorous |
释义 | discolorous/dɪˈskʌl(ə)rəs/adjective 1 Botany and Zoology. Of a different or contrasting colour from an adjacent or surrounding part. 2 Botany. Of different colours; having parts of different colours, particoloured; especially (of a leaf) having the upper and lower surfaces of different colours. OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in James Francis Stephens (1792–1852), entomologist. From either classical Latin discolor or discolōrus + -ous. |
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