heliotrope
A plant with flowers which turn to face and follow the sun, such as marigolds and…A plant with flowers which turn to face and follow the sun, such as (archaic) marigolds and sunflowers.
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» The garden was full of blue-purple heliotropes.
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8 senses(also, countable, figuratively)A plant with flowers which turn to face and follow the sun, such as (archaic) marigolds and sunflowers.
A plant with flowers which turn to face and follow the sun, such as (archaic) marigolds and sunflowers.
(also, countable, figuratively, specifically, uncountable)A plant of the genus Heliotropium, especially a common heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens), which has clusters of purple flowers with a strong fragrance.
Sonnenwende
гелиотро́пgeliotróp
(also, countable, figuratively, uncountable)With a qualifying word: any of various plants resembling those of the genus Heliotropium.
(uncountable)The fragrance of Heliotropium arborescens flowers, or a scent resembling this fragrance.
Heliotrop, Sonnenwende, Vanilleblume
гелиотро́пgeliotróp, солнцеворо́тsolncevorót
(uncountable)A light purple or violet colour like that of Heliotropium arborescens flowers.
Heliotrop, Blauviolett
(countable)An instrument that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight for purposes such as signalling, or (surveying) triangulation (where the reflected light is detected by another surveyor positioned some distance away).
(countable, historical)An ancient type of sundial consisting of a bowl with a perpendicular gnomon mounted in the centre.
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of bloodstone (“a green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite”).
гелиотро́пgeliotróp
геліотро́пheliotróp
green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood
Examples
4 sentencesThe garden was full of blue-purple heliotropes.
Heliotrope is a mineral aggregate commonly also known as bloodstone.
deHeliotrop ist ein Mineralgemisch, auch bekannt als Blutjaspis. — Vortarulo
There are over three hundred species of heliotrope, many of which are popular garden plants.
The colour heliotrope was named for its similarity to the pink-purple flowers of a common variety of heliotrope plant.
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Forms
plural: heliotropes| Singular | heliotrope |
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood:bloodstone
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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