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
noun
- such a blotch, streak, or spot
- a mottled pattern or coloring, as of marble
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.
