Turn"sole` (?), n. [F. tournesol, It.
tornasole; tornare to turn (LL. tornare) + sole
the sun, L. sol. See Turn, Solar,
a., and cf. Heliotrope.] [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).
Turn"sole` (?), n. [F. tournesol, It.
tornasole; tornare to turn (LL. tornare) + sole
the sun, L. sol. See Turn, Solar,
a., and cf. Heliotrope.] [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).
