heliotrope Synonyms
Another word for heliotrope
• noun (Context 1)
Any of various flowering plants and shrubs of the genus Heliotropium in the borage family (Boraginaceae), native to warm and tropical regions worldwide and widely cultivated for their dense, curving clusters of small, sweetly fragrant purple, violet, or white blossoms.
"A border of purple turnsole along the garden path filled the evening air with a sweet, vanilla-like scent."
• adjective (Context 2)
Having a light reddish-purple or pinkish-violet color resembling the blossoms of the heliotrope flower.
"The fashion designer paired a sheer lilac blouse with tailored charcoal trousers."
• noun (Context 3)
A light reddish-purple or pinkish-violet color resembling the flowers of the heliotrope plant.
"The evening sky faded from bright gold into a soft shade of lilac."
• noun (Context 4)
A dark green variety of chalcedony or cryptocrystalline quartz speckled or streaked with red jasper, used as a semiprecious gemstone.
"The antique signet ring was set with a polished oval of dark green bloodstone flecked with crimson."