Heliotrope
41Heliotrope (mineral) — The mineral heliotrope, also known as bloodstone, is a form of chalcedony, which is a cryptocrystalline quartz. The classic bloodstone is green jasper with red inclusions of iron oxide (red jasper). Sometimes yellow and/or other colors of jasper… …
42HELIOTROPE — 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… …
43heliotrope — he|li|o|trope [ˈhi:liətrəup, ˈhe US ˈhi:liətroup] n [Date: 1000 1100; : Latin; Origin: heliotropium, from Greek heliotropion, from helios sun + tropos turn ; because its flowers turn toward the sun] a garden plant with nice smelling pale purple… …
44heliotrope — purplish hue; purplish flowered plant; ancient sundial; signalling mirror Colour Terms …
45heliotrope — he·li·o·trope || helɪətrəʊp , hɪËl n. type of fragrant plant or shrub with clusters of small purple flowers adj. light purple, lavender (color) …
46heliotrope — [ hi:lɪətrəʊp, hɛl ] noun a plant of the borage family, cultivated for its fragrant purple or blue flowers. [Genus Heliotropium.] Origin OE eliotropus (orig. applied to various plants whose flowers turn towards the sun), via L. from Gk… …
47heliotrope — n. 1. (Bot.) Turnsole. 2. (Min.) Bloodstone …
48heliotrope — noun 1 (C) a garden plant that has pleasant smelling pale purple flowers 2 (U) the colour of this flower …
49heliotrope — he·lio·trope …
50heliotrope — /ˈhɛliətroʊp / (say heleeuhtrohp), /ˈhiliə / (say heeleeuh ), /ˈhɛljə / (say helyuh ), /ˈhiljə / (say heelyuh ) noun 1. any herb or shrub of the boraginaceous genus Heliotropium, especially H. arborescens, a garden plant with small, fragrant… …
