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ˈtɜrnˌsoʊlturn·sole

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  1. turnsolenoun

    A purple dye obtained from Chrozophora tinctoria.

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  1. Turnsole

    Turnsole or folium was a dyestuff prepared from the annual plant Chrozophora tinctoria.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Turnsoleadjective

    a plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun

  2. Turnsoleadjective

    the sunflower

  3. Turnsoleadjective

    a kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia)

  4. Turnsoleadjective

    the euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria

  5. Turnsoleadjective

    litmus

  6. Turnsoleadjective

    a purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 (d)

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Turnsole

    turn′sōl, 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. [Fr.,—tournersol, for soleil—L. sol, the sun.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of turnsole in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of turnsole in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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