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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turnsole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
turn-sole
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A heliotrope; so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sunflower.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sun spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A purple dye obtained from Chrozophora tinctoria.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

litmus

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

French tournesol

Usage

Inflected Forms

turnsoles (plural) turnsol (alternative) tournsol (alternative)

Synonyms

folium

Questions

What does turnsole mean?
A heliotrope; so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
Where does turnsole come from?
French tournesol

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