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heliotrope/ˈhi:liətrəʊp, ˈhel-/ n. & adj.●n. 1a any plant of the genus Heliotropium (borage family), with fragrant purple flowers 天芥菜属植物(开紫色花，有香味) b the scent of these 天芥菜花的香味 2 (作 winter heliotrope) a plant of the daisy family, Petasites fragrans, which produces fragrant lilac flowers in winter 冬紫罗兰(冬天开淡紫色的花，有香味) 3 a light purple colour 浅紫色 4 bloodstone 鸡血石 ●adj. light purple 浅紫色的 [Latin heliotropium from Greek hēliotropion ‘plant turning its flowers to the sun’, from hēlios ‘sun’ + -tropos from trepō ‘turn’] |