Word Meaning

turnsole definition and meaning

a. A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
a. The sunflower.
a. A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia).
a. The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.
a. Litmus.
a. A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 (d).