he‧li‧o‧trope /ˈhiːliətrəʊp, ˈhe- $ ˈhiːliətroʊp/
noun[
Date: 1000-1100;
Language: Latin;
Origin: heliotropium, from Greek heliotropion, from helios 'sun' + tropos 'turn'; because its flowers turn toward the sun]
[countable] a garden plant with nice-smelling pale purple flowers
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