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Rareheliotrope
The correct spelling is heliotrope.
How to pronounce heliotrope
noun
IPA: /ˈhiːli.əˌtɹoʊp/
Say it like: Hel-iot-rop-e
The correct spelling is heliotrope. A plant that turns so that it faces the sun.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A plant that turns so that it faces the sun.
- 2.A light purple or violet colour.
- 3.The fragrance of heliotrope flowers.
- 4.A bloodstone (a variety of quartz).
- 5.An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor.
adjective
- 1.Light purple or violet.
- 2.Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun.
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