versicolour

English

Etymology

From Latin versicolor.

Adjective

versicolour (comparative more versicolour, superlative most versicolour)

1. (rare) Having changing or varied colours.
   • 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC:
     , II.2.4:

     neat gardens, full of exotic, versicolour, diversely varied, sweet-smelling flowers, and plants in all kinds […].