I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun
1. : a suiting or other fabric woven with flecks of dark and light (as black and white or dark gray and light gray)
2. : a pepper-and-salt color
3.
[so called from the effect of dark stamens against white petals]
: harbinger-of-spring
II. adjective
: having black and white or dark and light color intermingled in small flecks giving an irregular gray or grayed effect