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| turn·sole [ túrn sl ] (plural turn·soles) |
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1. purple dye: a purple dye obtained from a Mediterranean plant
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2. Mediterranean plant yielding purple dye: an annual plant that yields turnsole. Native to: Mediterranean. Latin name Chrozophora tinctoria.
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| [14th century. Via Old French tournesole< Old Italian tornasole< tornare "turn" + sol "sun"] |
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