Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Having two colors, as an animal or a gemstone.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as bicolored.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of two colors.

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  • adjective Alternative form of bicolour.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having two colors

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Examples

  • Not so for two other antique beefsteaks: Pineapple, an orange-yellow bicolor with a spicy, fruity flavor; and Striped German, a red and yellow streaked one-pounder that produces until frost.

    Groundwork: More tomatoes Adrian Higgins 2010

  • According to Mr. Magazino, it's "the sweetest bicolor corn."

    The Hunter of the Gathered 2011

  • Among these are Chauna chavarria, Cairina moschata, Sarkidiornis melanotos, Dendrocygna autumnalis, Dendrocygna bicolor, and important fishes such as Brycon moorei, Ichthyoelephas longirostris, Prochilodus reticulatus, Petenia krausii, and Tarpon atlanticus.

    Sinú Valley dry forests 2008

  • Jose's Produce of Warsaw County has five or six kinds of heirloom tomatoes displayed shoulders down for $2 per pound; bicolor corn, three for $1; dreamy French cantaloupes for $2 each; and smooth-skinned, bright-orange zucchini for $1.50 per pound.

    To Market, to Market: Sundays in Fairfax City 2010

  • Several bird species native to the region are the screamer Chauna chavarria, the wild muscovy duck Cairina moschata, the comb duck Sarkidiornis melanotos, the tree or whistling ducks Dendrocygna autumnalis, D. viduata and D. bicolor.

    Magdalena-Urabá moist forests 2008

  • Legumes such as Eperua oleifera, E. campestris, Palovea brasiliensis, Elizabetha paraensis, E. bicolor, E. durissima, and Coumarouna speciosa are common.

    Madeira-Tapajós moist forests 2008

  • Colors often range from shades of yellow, orange and red, but after years of hybridizing, are available in almost every color of the rainbow, even bicolor with contrasting eyes or stripes.

    Brigitte Mars: Delightful Day Lilies with Brigitte Mars 2010

  • It was love at first sight of this bicolor so Buddy was added to the collection which can be seen in total on the sidebar page listing, Plants We Grow-Daylilies, or click here.

    Denizens Of The Dark « Fairegarden 2010

  • Then she recommends Gold Medal (a bicolor beefsteak), followed by Opalka, a blood-red paste tomato, for late season.

    You Say Tomato. They Say Phony. 2010

  • Drier semi-deciduous mid-altitude forests with trees such as Triplochiton scleroxylon, Piptadeniastrum africanum, and Parkia bicolor are found at the northern end of the range on the slopes more exposed to dessicating winds from the desert.

    Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire 2008

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