A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

varians,-antis (part.B): varying, varied, manifold [> L. vario, 1., to change, transform, alter, vary; to be diversified, to be various, to be diverse, to be variable]; see variatus);

variat, third person singular present indicative active, (he, she) ‘it varies;’ cf. ludens,-entis (part.B);

- maxime variat structura statura magnitudine latidudine et forma, most greatly it varies in structure stature size width and form (Stearn 1983).

- variat petalis coccineis absque maculis, carneis, albis, coccineis albo marginatis vel albis coccineo marginatis (DeCandolle), it varies with the petals crimson, lacking spots, carnelian [i.e. deeply flesh-colored], white, crimson bordered with white or white bordered with crimson.

- numerus staminum a 6 ad 8 variat: septenarius vero vulgatissimus (Swartz), the number of stamens varies from 6 to 8: certainly the most common [sc. number] is in sevens.

variant: third-person plural present indicative active; they vary;

- calycis laciniarum proportio et styli dilatatio in toto genere magnopere variant(B&H), the relative proportion of the laciniae of the calyx and the expansion of the style is very variable in the entire genus.