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turnsole

turn·sole [ túrn sl ] (plural turn·soles)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. purple dye: a purple dye obtained from a Mediterranean plant

2. Mediterranean plant yielding purple dye: an annual plant that yields turnsole. Native to: Mediterranean.  Latin name Chrozophora tinctoria.

[14th century. Via Old French tournesole< Old Italian tornasole< tornare "turn" + sol "sun"]
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