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Mottle vs Mosaic - What's the difference?

mottle | mosaic |

As nouns the difference between mottle and mosaic

is that mottle is a distinguishing blotch of color while mosaic is mosaic.

As a verb mottle

is to mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.

mottle

English

Verb

(mottl)
  • To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.
  • Noun

    (wikipedia mottle) (mottles)
  • a distinguishing blotch of color
  • mottled coloration or pattern
  • The most common symptom is a mild mottle on the youngest leaves of infected plants.

    mosaic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mosaick (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.
  • (genetics) An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.
  • (botany) A viral disease of plants.
  • A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • (of an individual) Containing cells of varying genetic constitution.
  • See also

    * ("mosaic" on Wikipedia) *