Main Entry: he·lio·trope

Pronunciation: \ˈhē-lē-ə-ˌtrōp, ˈhēl-yə-, British also ˈhel-yə-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin heliotropium, from Greek hēliotropion, from hēlio- ¹heli- + tropos turn; from its flowers' turning toward the sun — more at trope

Date: 1605

1 : any of a genus (Heliotropium) of herbs or shrubs of the borage family — compare garden heliotrope
2 : bloodstone
3 : a variable color averaging a moderate to reddish purple

[heliotrope illustration]