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turnsole

UK
/ˈtɜːn.səʊl/
US
/ˈtɜrn.soʊl/

Translations

turnsolenoun
turnsoles
pl
UK
/ˈtɜːn.səʊl/
US
/ˈtɜrn.soʊl/
The garden was filled with turnsoles, their blooms always facing the sun.
Le jardin était rempli d’héliotropes, leurs fleurs se tournant toujours vers le soleil.
Additional translations
tournesolancien; pour la teinture violette et la plante tinctoriale
turnsoleadjective
UK
/ˈtɜːn.səʊl/
US
/ˈtɝn.soʊl/
Used attributively to denote a purple hue resembling the dye ‘turnsole’.
héliotropese dit d’une couleur violette ou pourpre
The artist chose a turnsole shade for the twilight sky in the painting.
L’artiste a choisi une nuance héliotrope pour le ciel du crépuscule dans le tableau.

Definitions

turnsolenoun
A plant, particularly the heliotrope, that turns its flowers or leaves to follow the sun.
The garden was filled with turnsoles, their blooms always facing the sun.
A purple dye obtained from the plant Chrozophora tinctoria, used historically in manuscripts and textiles.
The medieval manuscript was adorned with vibrant turnsole, giving it a rich, purple hue.
The Mediterranean plant Chrozophora tinctoria, also called dyer's croton, cultivated as a source of purple dye.
Turnsole was once grown in southern Europe for its valuable purple pigment.
turnsoleadjective
Of a purple or violet colour reminiscent of turnsole dye.
The artist chose a turnsole shade for the twilight sky in the painting.
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