Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » heliotrope
heliotrope
noun
- Obsolete a sunflower or other plant whose flowers turn to face the sun
- any of a genus (Heliotropium) of plants of the borage family, with fragrant clusters of small, white or reddish-purple flowers
- garden heliotrope
- reddish purple
- a kind of heliograph (sense ) used in surveying
- bloodstone
adjective
reddish-purple
See heliotrope in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Learn more about heliotrope