mottle

mottle Definition

mot·tle (mät′'l)

transitive verb mottled -·tled, mottling -·tling

to mark with blotches, streaks, and spots of different colors or shades

Etymology: back-form. < mottled < motley + -ed

noun

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mottle Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

systemic: Sample two produced symptoms on Chenopodium quinoa ( systemic chlorotic spots ) and N. benthamiana ( systemic mottle and distortion ).

Modifies a noun

virus: Further evidence on the nature of the dependence of carrot mottle virus on carrot red leaf virus for transmission by aphids.
umbravirus: The genome organization and affinities of an Australian isolate of carrot mottle umbravirus.

Noun used with modifier

carrot: Further evidence on the nature of the dependence of carrot mottle virus on carrot red leaf virus for transmission by aphids.

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