variegated foliage

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12:54 Jul 10, 2009
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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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5dedaun beraneka warna
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dedaun beraneka warna


Definition from own experience or research:
variegated = marked irregularly with differently coloured patches, streaks, spots, etc. = ditandai secara tidak nalar dengan tompok-tompok, garis-garis, titik-titik, dsb yang berwarna-warni (beraneka warna)

foliage = leaves of a tree or plant; leaves with their stems and branches = (semua) daun pada sesuatu pokok atau tumbuh-tumbuhan; daun dengan batang dan dahan

ref: Oxford Advance Dictionary

Example sentence(s):
  • Variegated foliage is plant foliage which grows in several different colors = "Variegated foliage" ialah dedaun tumbuhan yang tumbuh dengan beberapa warna berbeza (beraneka warna) - wisegeek  
  • Some plants have leaves which may individually vary in color, but more commonly, variegated foliage involves multiple colors on the same leaf. = Sesetengah tumbuhan mempunyai daun-daun yang mungkin secara individu berbeza warnanya, tetapi lebih lazimnya, dedaun beraneka warna melibatkan pelbagai warna pada daun yang sama. - wisegeek  
  • Many gardeners like plants with variegated foliage because it makes a garden look more visually dynamic, .... = Ramai tukang kebun menggemari tumbuhan dengan dedaun beraneka warna kerana ia membuatkan sesebuah taman kelihatan lebih dinamik secara visual... - wisegeek  

Explanation:
There is no specific word in Malay for "variegated foliage". Therefore it needs to be translated "closest to it meaning" in source language.

variegated foliage means "dedaun beraneka warna"
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