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picotee

picotee noun: a flower (such as a carnation) whose margin is a different colour from the flower's basic colour.

picotee: a flower (such as a carnation) whose margin is a different colour from the flower's basic colour
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Noun

picotee (plural picotees)

  1. A flower (such as a carnation) whose margin is a different colour from the flower's basic colour.
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Forms of picotee

pluralpicotees
alternative form (obsolete)picketee

Origin of picotee

Borrowed from French picoté (“marked with points”), past participle of picoter.

Questions about picotee

What does picotee mean?
Picotee means a flower (such as a carnation) whose margin is a different colour from the flower's basic colour.
What part of speech is picotee?
Picotee is a noun.
What is the plural of picotee?
The plural of picotee is picotees.

Words near picotee in the dictionary

  1. picotas
  2. picote
  3. picotech
  4. picotechnology
  5. picoted
  6. picotee
  7. picotees
  8. picotes
  9. picotesla
  10. picoteslas
  11. picoting

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