Encyclopediaheliotropeheliotrope (hē'lēutrōp") [key][Gr.,=sun-turning] or turnsole,name for any plant that turns to face the sun, especially members of the genus Heliotropium of the family Boraginaceae. The garden heliotrope is a valerian, and the winter heliotrope, or sweet coltsfoot, is a composite. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on heliotrope from Fact Monster:
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