heliotrope

/ˈhiːli.əˌtɹoʊp/

noun

  1. 1

    A plant that turns so that it faces the sun.

  2. 2

    A light purple or violet colour.

  3. 3

    The fragrance of heliotrope flowers.

  4. 4

    A bloodstone (a variety of quartz).

  5. 5

    An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor.

Synonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Light purple or violet.

  2. 2

    Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun.

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