turnsole English

Meaning turnsole meaning

What does turnsole mean?

turnsole noun

— The heliotrope; so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.

— The sunflower.

— A kind of spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia).

— The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.

— A purple dye obtained from Chrozophora tinctoria.

— (chemistry, obsolete) litmus

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heliotrope

sunflower

hetiotrope