Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a white border or margin: Describes something, typically a leaf, petal, or similar flat object, that has a distinct white edge or border.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The garden featured beautiful plants with white-edged leaves.
  • She collected a specimen of the white-edged fern for her biology project.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in botanical, horticultural, and descriptive contexts to specify the coloration pattern of flora.
  • The field guide helped identify the shrub by its distinctive white-edged foliage.

Variants and Related Words

• White-edged is a compound adjective. Related descriptive terms include:
  • White-margined (adj): Having a white margin; often used interchangeably.
  • Variegated (adj): Exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks, which can include white edges.

Synonyms

• White-bordered
• White-margined

Antonyms

• Uniformly colored
• Solid-colored (without a contrasting edge)

Adjective

1. having a white border