heliotrope
Of a light purple or violet colour like that of Heliotropium arborescens flowersOf a light purple or violet colour like that of Heliotropium arborescens flowers.
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» The garden was full of blue-purple heliotropes.
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1 sensesOf a light purple or violet colour like that of Heliotropium arborescens flowers.
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.
Translations
1 languagesForms
more heliotrope, most heliotrope| Comparative | more heliotrope Lesson |
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| Superlative | most heliotrope Lesson |
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Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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