Wordiyoturnsole
🇬🇧 UK/'tə:nsəul/🇺🇸 US/'tә:nsәul/
Definitions
n.
A plant whose flowers are said to turn toward the sun, such as heliotrope or sunflower.
向日性植物（如向日葵、天芥菜）
🧩 Root Breakdown
Loanwordturnsoleother
=turnsole
Common Collocations
- 1.[turnsole plant]向日性植物
- 2.[turnsole dye]向日性植物染料
- 3.heliotropic turnsole趋光性向日草
- 4.[turnsole pigment]向日性植物色素
Example Sentences
- 1.
The turnsole was prized in medieval times both as a dye plant and a medicinal herb.
- 2.
Artists once extracted a vivid purple pigment from the turnsole plant.