Turnsole

[tә:nsәul]

Definition

(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).

Typist: Sonia

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Heliotrope.[2]. Litmus.

Checker: Lorrie

Definition

n. a name sometimes given to the Heliotrope and other plants esp. to the euphorbiaceous Chrozophora tinctoria from which a deep-purple dye is obtained.

Edited by Johanna