Mosaic

  1. Adjective.  Of or relating to Moses or to the Torah (the Five Books of Moses); ''especially'', relating to the laws given in the Torah.
  2. Noun.  A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.
  3. Noun.  (genetics) An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.
  4. Noun.  (botany) A viral disease of plants.
  5. Noun.  A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.
  6. Adjective.  (context, of an individual) Containing cells with of varying genetic constitution.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.