/ ˈveəriəgeɪtɪd; ˈveərɪg-; NAmE ˈver-/ adjective
1.
( technical ) having spots or marks of a different colour :
a plant with variegated leaves
2.
( formal ) consisting of many different types of thing or person
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin variegat- made varied (from the verb variegare , from varius diverse) + -ed .