What does Heliotrope mean?
Definitions for Heliotrope
ˈhi li əˌtroʊp, ˈhil yə-; esp. Brit. ˈhɛl yə-he·liotrope
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Princeton's WordNet
bloodstone, heliotropenoun
green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood
Wiktionary
heliotropenoun
A plant that turns so that it faces the sun.
heliotropenoun
Particularly, a purple-flowered plant of the species Heliotropium arborescens.
heliotropenoun
The fragrance of heliotrope flowers.
heliotropenoun
A bloodstone (a variety of quartz).
heliotropenoun
An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor.
heliotropeadjective
Light purple or violet.
heliotropeadjective
Keeping one's face turned toward the sun.
Etymology: From ἡλιοτρόπιον, from ἥλιος + τρέπω.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Heliotropenoun
A plant that turns towards the sun; but more particularly the turnsol, or sun-flower.
Etymology: ἥλιος and τϱέπω; heliotrope, French; heliotropium, Latin.
’Tis a common observation of flatterers, that they are like the heliotrope; they open only towards the sun, but shut and contract themselves at night, and in cloudy weather. Government of the Tongue.
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heliotrope
A heliotrope is a type of plant, typically found in the borage family, known for turning or growing towards the sunlight. It is also the name of a specific plant species (Heliotropium) characterized by clusters of small, usually purple, flowers. In addition, 'heliotrope' can also refer to a certain shade of purplish-red or pink.
Webster Dictionary
Heliotropenoun
an instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line
Heliotropenoun
a plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also turnsole and girasole. H. Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers
Heliotropenoun
an instrument for making signals to an observer at a distance, by means of the sun's rays thrown from a mirror
Heliotropenoun
see Bloodstone (a)
Etymology: [F. hliotrope, L. heliotropium, Gr. ; the sun + to turn, turn. See Heliacal, Trope.]
Wikidata
Heliotrope
Heliotrope is a pink-purple tint that is a representation of the color of the heliotrope flower. The first recorded use of Heliotrope as a color name in English was in 1882.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Heliotrope
hē′li-o-trōp, n. a genus of plants of the natural order Boraginaceæ, many species with fragrant flowers, esp. the Peruvian heliotrope, with small lilac-blue flowers and a fragrance resembling vanilla or cherry-pie: (min.) a bloodstone, a variety of chalcedony of a dark-green colour variegated with red: a mirror placed at a distant station and adjusted by clockwork, so that at a particular hour of the day (arranged beforehand) the light of the sun shall be reflected from the mirror directly to the surveyor's station.—adjs. Heliotrop′ic, -al.—adv. Heliotrop′ically.—ns. Heliot′ropism, Heliot′ropy, the tendency that the stem and leaves of a seedling plant have to bend towards, and the roots from, the light when placed in a transparent vessel of water within reach of the light of a window. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr. hēliotropion—hēlios, the sun, tropos, a turn.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Heliotrope
or Bloodstone, a variety of quartz (chalcedony or jasper) of a deep green colour, with bright red spots. The finest specimens, which come from South Asia, are of fairly translucent chalcedony; those of jasper are opaque; they are used as seals, ring-stones, &c.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
heliotrope
This instrument reflects the sun's rays by a silvered disc, used in the great trigonometrical surveys. It has been visible at 100 miles' distance, from Cumberland to Ireland.
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Etymology and Origins
Heliotrope
From the Greek helios, sun, and tropos, to turn. The flowers of this plant are said always to turn towards the sun.
Mythology
Heliotrope
(Hel′iotrope). Clytie was turned into this flower by Apollo.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Heliotrope in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Heliotrope in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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