turnsole
noun
High School
1
A heliotrope; so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
2
A sunflower.
3
A sun spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia).
4
The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.
5
A purple dye obtained from Chrozophora tinctoria.
6
litmus
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