Thesaurus: turnsole

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1. a. A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
2. a. The sunflower.
3. a. A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia).
4. a. The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.
5. a. Litmus.
6. a. A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 (d).
7. 1. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun. (b) The sunflower. (c) A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia). (d) The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria. 2. (Chem.) (a) Litmus. [Obs.] (b) A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 (d).
8. a. A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun. a. The sunflower. a. A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia). a. The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria. a. Litmus. a. A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 (d).