transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhē-lē-ə-ˌtrōp, ˈhēl-yə-, Britain also ]
ˈhel-yə- noun
Etymology: Latin heliotropium, from Greek hēliotropion, from hēlio- heli- (I) + tropos turn; from its flowers' turning toward the sun — more at trope
Date: 1605
1. : any of a genus ( Heliotropium ) of herbs or shrubs of the borage family — compare garden heliotrope
2. : bloodstone
3. : a variable color averaging a moderate to reddish purple
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heliotrope 1
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