ONLINE ETYMOLOGY
DICTIONARY
- heliotrope (n.)
- "plant which turns its flowers and leaves to the sun," 1620s, from Fr. héliotrope (14c.) and directly from L. heliotropium, from Gk. heliotropion, from helios "sun" (see sol) + tropos "turn" (see trope). The word was applied c.1000-1600 in Latin form to sunflowers and marigolds. Related: Heliotropic.
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