heliotrope
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li noun
1.
any hairy plant belonging to the genus Heliotropium, of the borage family, as H. arborescens, cultivated for its small, fragrant purple flowers.
2.
any of various other plants, as the valerian or the winter heliotrope.
3.
any plant that turns toward the sun.
4.
a light tint of purple; reddish lavender.
5.
Surveying. an arrangement of mirrors for reflecting sunlight from a distant point to an observation station.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | any boraginaceous plant of the genus Heliotropium, esp the South American H. arborescens, cultivated for its small fragrant purple flowers |
| 2. | garden heliotrope a widely cultivated valerian, Valeriana officinalis, with clusters of small pink, purple, or white flowers |
| 3. | any of various plants that turn towards the sun |
| 4. | a. a bluish-violet to purple colour |
| b. (as adjective): a heliotrope dress | |
| 5. | an instrument used in geodetic surveying employing the sun's rays reflected by a mirror as a signal for the sighting of stations over long distances |
| 6. | another name for bloodstone |
| [C17: from Latin hēliotropium, from Greek hēliotropion, from hēlios sun + trepein to turn] | |
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Example sentences
The deep purple flowers of heliotrope fill the air with a vanilla scent.
The telescope allowed the operator to sight on the distant survey mark and ensure that the heliotrope was aimed correctly.
Several species of phacelia, or wild-heliotrope, add to the monument's flower show.
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