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heliotrope

[ hee-lee-uh-trohp, heel-yuh-or, especially British, hel-yuh- ]

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.


heliotrope

/ ˈhiËlɪəˌtrəʊp; ˈhÉ›ljÉ™- /

noun

  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
    1. a bluish-violet to purple colour
    2. ( as adjective )

      a heliotrope dress

  4. 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
  5. another name for bloodstone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of heliotrope1

1580–90; < Middle French ³óé±ô¾±´Ç³Ù°ù´Ç±è±ð < Latin ³óŧ±ô¾±´Ç³Ù°ù´Ç±è¾±³Ü³¾ < Greek ³óŧ±ô¾±´Ç³Ù°ùó±è¾±´Ç²Ô ( helio-, -trope ); compare Middle English elitropium, elitropius, Old English eliotropus < Medieval Latin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of heliotrope1

C17: from Latin ³óŧ±ô¾±´Ç³Ù°ù´Ç±è¾±³Ü³¾, from Greek ³óŧ±ô¾±´Ç³Ù°ù´Ç±è¾±´Ç²Ô, from ³óŧ±ô¾±´Ç²õ sun + trepein to turn
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A recent display of sun-tolerant coleus and dark-leaved dahlias greeted visitors at the front walk, while billowing containers filled with trailing million bells, petunias and fragrant heliotrope mounted the entry steps.

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The center of clan life is a flowering heliotrope tree by the ocean.

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Meg’s had roses and heliotrope, myrtle, and a little orange tree in it.

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Once the palms are mostly gone, crews will plant native trees, especially the giant Pisonia and the tree heliotrope.

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As the inventor of the heliotrope, a device that reflected light to send messages over long distances, Gauss envisioned an array of large mirrors that could be used to flash messages through interplanetary space.

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