heliotrope

  1. Noun.  (botany) A plant that turns so that it faces the sun.
  2. Noun.  (botany) Particularly, a purple-flowered plant of the species ''Heliotropium arborescens''.
  3. Noun.  A light purple or violet colour.
  4. Noun.  The fragrance of heliotrope flowers.
  5. Noun.  (mineralogy) A bloodstone (a variety of quartz).
  6. Noun.  (surveying) An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor.
  7. Adjective.  Light purple or violet.
  8. Adjective.  Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun.

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