turnsole

n. கதிர் திரும்பி, தேட்கொடுக்கி, ஞாயிறு செல்திசையே திருப்புவதாகக் கருப்படுஞ் செடி வகைகள்.

Turn"sole`, n. Etym: [F. tournesol, It. tornasole; tornare to turn (LL. tornare) + sole the sun, L. sol. See Turn, Solar, a., and cf. Heliotrope.] [Written also turnsol.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun. (b) The sunflower. (c) A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia). (d) The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria. 2. (Chem.) (a) Litmus. [Obs.] (b) A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 (d).

turnsole - Similar Words

turnstone turnstile turiole turns unsouled unsolved unsolder unsoiled turnside turnover