Definitions for turnsole

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turnsole turn·sole

Spelling: [turn-sohl]

IPA: /ˈtɜrnˌsoʊl/

Turnsole is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 411 anagrams from letters in turnsole (elnorstu).

Definitions for turnsole

noun

1. any of several plants regarded as turning with the movement of the sun.
2. heliotrope (def 2).
3. a European plant, Chrozophora tinctoria, of the spurge family, yielding a purple dye.
4. the purple dye prepared from this plant; litmus.

Origin of turnsole

1325-75; Middle English turnesole Middle French tournesol the dye Italian tornasole the plant, literally, (it) turns (toward the) sun, on the model of Greek hēliotrópion Examples for turnsole

He styles the colouring substance itself cutbear, persio, or turnsole; and distributes the lichens as follows:—1st.

The lower part from a was filled with water tinged blue, or rather purple, with the juice of turnsole, or archil.

A violet tint is given by the tinctures of turnsole and cochineal.