Dreye權威釋義|heliotrope

n.

【植】天芥菜屬植物
纈草
淺紫紅色
【礦】雞血石

辨析

同義參見:

purple

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

/ˈhiːlɪətrəʊp, ˈhɛl-/

n.

a plant of the borage family, cultivated for its fragrant purple or blue flowers. [Genus Heliotropium.]

Etymology

OE eliotropus (orig. applied to various plants whose flowers turn towards the sun), via L. from Gk hēliotropion, from hēlios ‘sun’ + trepein ‘to turn’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》