Definition of Turnsole
1. n. A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
Definition of Turnsole
1. Noun. A purple dye obtained from ''Chrozophora tinctoria''. ¹
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Definition of Turnsole
1. a plant that turns with the sun [n -S]
Medical Definition of Turnsole
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1. A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun. The sunflower.
A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia).
The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.
2. Litmus. A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 .
Origin: F. Tournesol, It. Tornasole; tornare to turn (LL. Tornare) + sole the sun, L. Sol. See Turn, Solar, and cf. Heliotrope
Alternative forms: turnsol.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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