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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