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Definition of Heliotrope

1. Noun. Green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood.

Definition of Heliotrope

1. n. An instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line.

Definition of Heliotrope

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Medical Definition of Heliotrope

1. 1. An instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line. 2. A plant of the genus Heliotropium; called also turnsole and girasole. H. Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers. 3. An instrument for making signals to an observer at a distance, by means of the sun's rays thrown from a mirror. 4. See Bloodstone . Heliotrope purple, a grayish purple colour. Origin: F. Heliotrope, L. Heliotropium, Gr.; the sun + to turn, turn. See Heliacal, Trope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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