amphichrome

noun

am·​phi·​chrome

ˈamfəˌkrōm

plural -s

: a plant that produces flowers of different colors on the same stalk (as certain of the sweet williams)

amphichromy

-mē

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

amphi- + -chrome

First Known Use

circa 1928, in the meaning defined above

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