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heliotrope
[ hee-lee-uh-trohp, heel-yuh-or, especially British, hel-yuh- ]
noun
- any hairy plant belonging to the genus Heliotropium, of the borage family, as H. arborescens, cultivated for its small, fragrant purple flowers.
- any of various other plants, as the valerian or the winter heliotrope.
- any plant that turns toward the sun.
- a light tint of purple; reddish lavender.
- Surveying. an arrangement of mirrors for reflecting sunlight from a distant point to an observation station.
heliotrope
/ ˈhiːlɪəˌtrəʊp; ˈhɛljə- /
noun
- any boraginaceous plant of the genus Heliotropium, esp the South American H. arborescens, cultivated for its small fragrant purple flowers
- garden heliotropea widely cultivated valerian, Valeriana officinalis, with clusters of small pink, purple, or white flowers
- any of various plants that turn towards the sun
- a bluish-violet to purple colour
- ( as adjective )
a heliotrope dress
- 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
- another name for bloodstone
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heliotrope1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heliotrope1
C17: from Latin hēliotropium, from Greek hēliotropion, from hēlios sun + trepein to turn
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Example Sentences
Delicate, refined, perfectly poised, and Kitty beside her like a sunflower to a sprig of heliotrope!
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Was this garden, which was all white, in any way connected with the sunbeams and heliotrope?
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Heliotrope is the name of the scent, my dear, but please do not allude to it again.
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The coat, hanging open, displayed a soft shirt of no uncertain shade of heliotrope.
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It was the Heliotrope or Solsequium or Turnesol of our forefathers, and is the flower often alluded to under that name.
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