mottle.
To mark with blotches of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.
Meaning & usage
To mark with blotches of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.
Where this word comes from
1670-80. Probably back-formation from motley.
A distinguishing blotch of colour.
A mottled or spotted pattern.
The most common symptom is a mild mottle on the youngest leaves of infected plants.
Any of several species of genus Logania of butterflies, found from Burma to the Philippines and New Guinea.
Where this word comes from
1670-80. Probably back-formation from motley.
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