Heliotrope

Noun

 * 1)  A plant that turns so that it faces the sun.
 * 2)  Particularly, a purple-flowered plant of the species Heliotropium arborescens.
 * 3) A light purple or violet colour.
 * 4) The fragrance of heliotrope flowers.
 * 5)  A bloodstone (a variety of quartz).
 * 6)  An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor.
 * 1)  An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor.

Synonyms

 * bloodstone

Related terms

 * heliotropism

Adjective

 * 1) Light purple or violet.
 * 2) Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun.

Derived terms

 * heliotrope cyanosis

Related terms

 * heliotropic

Derived terms

 * winter heliotrope