mosaic
noun
[ mə(ʊ)ˈzeɪɪk ]
• a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small pieces of stone, tile, glass, etc.
• "mosaics on the interior depict scenes from the Old Testament"
• an individual (especially an animal) composed of cells of two genetically different types.
• a virus disease that results in leaf variegation in tobacco, maize, sugar cane, and other plants.
mosaic
verb
• decorate with a mosaic.
• "he mosaicked the walls, ceilings, and floors"
mosaic
adjective
• denoting an individual composed of cells of two genetically different types.
Origin:
late Middle English: from French mosaïque, based on Latin musi(v)um ‘decoration with small square stones’, perhaps ultimately from Greek mousa ‘a muse’.
Mosaic
adjective
• of or associated with Moses.
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French mosaïque or modern Latin Mosaicus .
