heliotrope
3 synonyms for heliotrope, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A fragrant plant of the genus Heliotropium, especially garden heliotrope, which bears clusters of small purple flowers.
Synonyms
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How to use heliotrope
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Heliotrope is more of a gardening and colour-naming word than something used in everyday conversation.
Etymology
Heliotrope entered English from French héliotrope, which came from Latin hēliotropium, itself from Ancient Greek hēlĭotrópĭon. That Greek word is built from hḗlĭos, meaning the sun, and trópos, meaning a turn, so the plant was originally named for the way it turns to follow the sun.
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