heliotrope
/ˈhiːlɪətrəʊp
/ /ˈhɛlɪətrəʊp/noun
1A plant of the borage family, cultivated for its fragrant purple or blue flowers which are used in perfume.
- Genus Heliotropium, family Boraginaceae.
- The lush, fragrant flowers of the heliotrope range from dark violet to white in color.
- A member of the borage family, common heliotrope is one of about 250 Heliotropium species, but it is the only one widely grown in gardens.
1.1 [mass noun] A light purple colour, similar to that of heliotrope flowers.Only then did they turn to color, using purples like heliotrope and verbena to complement the flax, and soft apricots for gentle contrast....
- To the right, a shoal of rocks whose faceted surfaces are painted pink, heliotrope and gray resembles a hand-rendered version of a computer-generated landscape.
Origin
Old English eliotropus (originally applied to various plants whose flowers turn towards the sun), via Latin from Greek hēliotropion 'plant turning its flowers to the sun', from hēlios 'sun' + trepein 'to turn'. The spelling was influenced by French héliotrope.
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