variegated foliage

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13:28 Nov 26, 2008
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Science - Botany
Additional field(s): Agriculture
English term or phrase: variegated foliage
Definition from planandplant.com:
Leaves that are not solid green in color. Most variegated plants have green and white leaves although some will have yellow and green.

Example sentence(s):
  • Highly variegated foliage emerges in early spring with masses of pink-tipped green and white leaves topped with a carpet of sweet purple flowers. Summer Hill Seeds
  • Archangel or Yellow Archangel is perfect as a groundcover planting for partial to full shade. And the variegated foliage looks wonderful with the hooded yellow flowers it bears for a short time in spring. baygardens.tripod.com
  • "Tricolor" beech trees (Fagus sylvatica 'Roseomarginata' or Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Tricolor') bear an exquisite variegated foliage throughout the growing season. landscaping.about.com
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5斑入り葉
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斑入り葉


Definition from MSN エンカルタ 百科事典:
本来緑色であるべき葉(や茎)の一部に白色や黄色、赤色などの色彩がいりまじってモザイク状になったもの(植物)をいう。

Example sentence(s):
  • 斑入りとしては典型的なキメラ型の覆輪ですが、ゾナーレ系ゼラニウムに現れる赤い輪紋と組み合わされて、五色葉と呼ばれる美しい斑入り葉になっています。 - 定吉のホームページー斑入り�  
  • 斑入りの葉を持つ植物、中でも斑入り葉の出現が1個体中でも異なるものは、変異を生じる可能性が高いものの指標になると考えることができます。 - 日本植物生理学会  
  • 斑入り葉は, 葉の形態形成に関わる遺伝様式や生長点からの細胞の由来を示すキメラとして解析に用いられている. - CiNii  
Kara ph.D.
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