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[syn: bloodstone, heliotrope]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bloodstone \Blood"stone`\, n. (Min.)
(a) A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if
with blood; hence the name; -- called also heliotrope.
(b) Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or
"streak."
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Heliotrope \He"li*o*trope\, n. [F. h['e]liotrope, L.
heliotropium, Gr. ?; ? the sun + ? to turn, ? turn. See
Heliacal, Trope.]
1. (Anc. Astron.) An instrument or machine for showing when
the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also
turnsole and girasole. Heliotropium Peruvianum is
the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers.
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3. (Geodesy & Signal Service) An instrument for making
signals to an observer at a distance, by means of the
sun's rays thrown from a mirror.
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4. (Min.) See Bloodstone
(a) .
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Heliotrope purple, a grayish purple color.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
heliotrope
n 1: green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood [syn:
bloodstone, heliotrope]