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Turnsole
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noun
Turnsole
n. (Written also
turnsol
)
1.
(Bot.)
(a)
A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
(b)
The sunflower.
(c)
A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia).
(d)
The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.
2.
(Chem.)
(a)
Litmus. (Obs.)
(b)
A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 (d).
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