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pico·tee (pik′ə tē′, pik′ə tē′)

noun

a variety of carnation whose light-colored petals are bordered with another, usually darker, color

Etymology: Fr picoté, pp. of picoter, to mark with dots or pricks < picot: see picot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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