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turnsole

turnsole noun: a heliotrope; so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.

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

turnsole meaning in Tamil

turnsole in Tamil

கொடுக்கி, யானைவணங்கி, தேட்கொடுக்கி, தெகுட்டி

Synonyms of turnsole

Forms of turnsole

pluralturnsoles
alternative formturnsol
alternative formtournsol

Origin of turnsole

French tournesol

Questions about turnsole

What does turnsole mean?
Turnsole means a heliotrope; so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
What is turnsole in Tamil?
Turnsole in Tamil is கொடுக்கி, யானைவணங்கி, தேட்கொடுக்கி. See Turnsole meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is turnsole?
Turnsole is a noun.
What is the plural of turnsole?
The plural of turnsole is turnsoles.

Words near turnsole in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: turnsole (page history and authors); turnsole (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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