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Multicolor

/MUL-tih-kol-or/
🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate

A color epithet indicating the plant displays many colors at once — typically on a single flowerhead or across a mixed flower cluster. It implies even more chromatic variety than versicolor or bicolor. Appears as multicolor (both genders).

Etymology

From Latin multus (many) + color (color), meaning "many-colored."

Example

Primula multicolor and mixed-race polyanthus selections carry this epithet for flowerheads combining reds, yellows, pinks, and purples in a single display — a chromatic richness the name captures in two words.

Example Plant

🌿Pelargonium multicolor