striate

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It also made the striated rocks more colorful on scenic drives, including the nine-mile route past Artists Palette, where volcanic mineral deposits drench the hills in violet, pink, yellow and green patches.

From New York Times

The Kordofan melon, which is about six inches wide, white on the inside and a pale, gently striated green on the outside, has long been grown by farmers in what is now Sudan.

From New York Times

The striated caracara, found chiefly in the Falklands and on the southeast coast of South America, is the subject of Meiburg’s extraordinary book.

From Washington Post

But striated caracaras — colloquially known as Johnny rooks — are special by dint of their rarity and their far-flung homeland.

From Washington Post

Like India itself, the diaspora is striated by religion, caste, class, mother tongue and other factors that continue to divide.

From Washington Times