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turnsol

turnsol is the alternative form of turnsole.

Meaning of turnsole

Noun

turnsole (countable and uncountable, plural turnsoles)

  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.
    Synonyms:
    folium
  6. (obsolete) litmus

Forms of turnsol

pluralturnsols

Questions about turnsol

What is turnsol the alternative form of?
Turnsol is the alternative form of turnsole.

Words near turnsol in the dictionary

  1. turnshoe
  2. turnshoes
  3. turnsick
  4. turnskin
  5. turnskins
  6. turnsol
  7. turnsole
  8. turnsoles
  9. turnsols
  10. turnspit
  11. turnspit dog

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Adapted from Wiktionary: turnsol (page history and authors); turnsole (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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