Turnsole

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Litmus.

II. Turnsole ·adj The Sunflower.

III. Turnsole ·adj A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia).

IV. Turnsole ·adj The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.

V. Turnsole ·adj A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. ·see def. 1 (d).

VI. Turnsole ·adj A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope;

— so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.