heliotrope

Example Sentences

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The berries were the kind that stained everything they touched: fingers, tongues, the sidewalk beneath, a heliotrope purple that felt almost illicit.

From Salon

A recent display of sun-tolerant coleus and dark-leaved dahlias greeted visitors at the front walk, while billowing containers filled with trailing million bells, petunias and fragrant heliotrope mounted the entry steps.

From Seattle Times

The center of clan life is a flowering heliotrope tree by the ocean.

From New York Times

Once the palms are mostly gone, crews will plant native trees, especially the giant Pisonia and the tree heliotrope.

From Science Magazine

As the inventor of the heliotrope, a device that reflected light to send messages over long distances, Gauss envisioned an array of large mirrors that could be used to flash messages through interplanetary space.

From The Guardian