Heliotrope
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- n. 向阳植物
- ［记］ helio ( 太阳) +trope ( 转) -> 转向太阳的植物
- ［同］ 同根词: heliosis ( 中暑) ; heliocentric ( 以太阳为中心的)
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noun
- Etymology: Latin heliotropium, from Greek hēliotropion, from hēlio- ［sup］1［/sup］heli- + tropos turn; from its flowers' turning toward the sun — more at trope
- Date: 1605
- 1. any of a genus (Heliotropium) of herbs or shrubs of the borage family — compare garden heliotrope
- 2. bloodstone
- 3. a variable color averaging a moderate to reddish purple
