HELIOTROPES

Noun

heliotropes

plural of heliotrope

Source: Wiktionary

HELIOTROPE

He"li*o*trope, n. Etym: [F. héliotrope, L. heliotropium, Gr. Heliacal, Trope.]

1. (Anc. Astron.)

Definition: An instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: A plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also turnsole and girasole. H. Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers.

3. (Geodesy & Signal Service)

Definition: An instrument for making signals to an observer at a distance, by means of the sun's rays thrown from a mirror.

4. (Min.)

Definition: See Bloodstone (a). Heliotrope purple, a grayish purple color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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