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| he·lio·trope [ hlee ə trp ] (plural he·lio·tropes or he·lio·trope) |
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1. plant with fragrant flowers: a hairy plant of the borage family. Flowers: small, fragrant, white or purple, in clusters. Genus Heliotropium.
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2. cultivated purple flower: a cultivated species of heliotrope. Flowers: small purple, very fragrant. Native to: South America. Latin name Heliotropium arborescens.
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3. plants
Same as garden heliotrope
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4. plants botany flower that turns toward sun: a plant with flowers that turn toward the sun
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5. colors bluish color: a bluish purple color
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6. (plural he·li·o·tropes) minerals
Same as bloodstone
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7. (plural he·li·o·tropes) civil engineering survey instrument: an instrument used in geodesic surveying to reflect the Sun's rays over long distances
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| [Pre-12th century. Via Latin< Greek heliotropion< helios "sun" + tropos "turning"] |
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  he·lio·trope adjective |
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