单词 | heliotropian |
释义 | † heliotropiann. Obsolete. 1. = heliotrope n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Boraginaceae (bugloss and allies) > [noun] > heliotropes heliotropec1000 sunflower1562 turnsole1578 heliotropian1590 sun-seeker1847 1590 R. Greene Neuer too Late i. 56 As the yron follows the adamant..and the Helitropion the beames of the sunne. 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον i. 35 The gods..changed her into an Heliotropian, which is called the Suns flower, which still inclines to what part soever he makes his progresse. 1649 R. Lovelace Lucasta: Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs 147 The noble Heliotropian Now turnes to her, and knowes no Sun. 2. = heliotrope n. 2. ΚΠ 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 22 With Agats, Helitropians, Jasper. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online December 2020). heliotropianadj. rare. Pertaining to or of the nature of the heliotrope (1 and 2). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by nutrition or respiration > [adjective] > sensitive to stimuli sensible1623 sensitive1633 heliotropian1640 meteoric1789 phototonic1875 tonotactic1909 1640 J. Howell Δενδρολογια 10 Most of her Plants have the Heliotropian quality of the Marigold and Tulip, who follow the motion of the Sunne. 1670 I. Walton Life J. Donne 55 in Lives He caused..figures thus drawn to be ingraven very small in Helitropian Stones. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1590adj.1640 |
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