turnsole Hear it!

turnsole Definition

turn·sole (tʉrnsōl′)

noun

  1. any of a number of plants whose flowers supposedly turn with the sun, as the sunflower and heliotrope
    1. a Mediterranean plant (Chrozophora tinctoria) of the spurge family, yielding a purple or blue dye
    2. this dye

Etymology: ME turnesole < MFr tournesol < It tornasole or Sp tornasol < tornar(e), to turn + sol(e), sun: see Sol

Browse dictionary entries near turnsole

  1. turnpike
  2. turnover
  3. turnout
  4. turnoff
  5. turnkey
  6. turnip
  7. turning point
  8. turning
  9. turnery
  10. Turner, Ted
  1. turnspit
  2. turnstile
  3. turnstone
  4. turntable
  5. turntable doctrine
  6. turnup
  7. Turnverein
  8. turpentine
  9. Turpin
  10. turpitude