heliotrope
pronunciation
How to pronounce heliotrope in British English:
UK [ˈhi:liətrəʊp]
How to pronounce heliotrope in American English:
US [ˈhiliətroʊp]
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- Noun:
- green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood
Word Origin
- heliotrope
- heliotrope: [17] The heliotrope, a plant of the forget-me-not family, gets its name because its flowers always turn to face the sun (the word comes via Latin hēliotropium from Greek hēliotrópion, a compound formed from hélios ‘sun’ and -tropos ‘turning’ – as in English trophy and tropical – which designated such plants, and was also used for ‘sundial’).In early times the word was applied to the ‘sunflower’, which has similar heliotactic habits and in Italian is called girasole (literally ‘turn-sun’), source of the Jerusalem in English Jerusalem artichoke. Another application of Greek hēliotrópion carried over into English was to a sort of green quartz which was believed to turn the sun’s rays blood-red if thrown into water.=> trophy, tropical
- heliotrope (n.)
- "plant which turns its flowers and leaves to the sun," 1620s, from French héliotrope (14c.) and directly from Latin heliotropium, from Greek heliotropion, from helios "sun" (see sol) + tropos "turn" (see trope). The word was applied c. 1000-1600 in Latin form to sunflowers and marigolds. Related: Heliotropic.
Example
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- 3. A chypre floral fragrance for contemporary women inspired by the personality of david & victoria beckham top notes of star anise , green apple heart notes of orchid , heliotrope , vanilla base notes of patchouli , amber , musk .