Heliotrope Definition
hēlē-ə-trōp
heliotropes
noun
heliotropes
Any of a genus (Heliotropium) of plants of the borage family, with fragrant clusters of small, white or reddish-purple flowers.
Webster's New World
A sunflower or other plant whose flowers turn to face the sun.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Reddish purple.
Webster's New World
A kind of heliograph used in surveying.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Heliotrope
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heliotrope
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heliotropesOrigin of Heliotrope
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Middle English elitrope (from Old English eliotropus) French héliotrope both from Latin hēliotropium from Greek hēliotropion hēlio- helio- tropos turn trope
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French héliotrope, from Ancient Greek ἡλιοτρόπιον (hēliotropion), from ἥλιος (hēlios, “sun”) + τρέπω (trepō, “turn”).
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