- eliotropus
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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
eliotropus
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heliotrope — /hee lee euh trohp , heel yeuh / or, esp. Brit., /hel yeuh /, n. 1. any hairy plant belonging to the genus Heliotropium, of the borage family, as H. arborescens, cultivated for its small, fragrant purple flowers. 2. any of various other plants,… … Universalium
heliotrope — [ 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… … English new terms dictionary
