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Word: Heliotrope
Speech Type: Noun
Old English eliotropus (originally applied to various plants whose flowers turn towards the sun), via Latin from Greek hēliotropion ‘plant turning its flowers to the sun’, from hēlios ‘sun’ + trepein ‘to turn’. The spelling was influenced by French héliotrope
ˈhiːlɪətrəʊp
a plant of the borage family, cultivated for its fragrant purple or blue flowers which are used in perfume.
Short Definition:plant of borage family, cultivated for its fragrant purple or blue flowers which are used in perfume
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