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Chrozophora tinctoria
Turnsole Turn"sole`, n. [F. tournesol, It. tornasole; tornare to turn (LL. tornare) + sole the sun, L. sol. See Turn, Solar, a., and cf. Heliotrope.] [Written also turnsol.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Heliotropium; heliotrope; -- so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun. (b) The sunflower. (c) A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia). (d) The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria. 2. (Chem.) (a) Litmus. [Obs.] (b) A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 (d) .

Meaning of Chrozophora from wikipedia

- Chrozophora is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824. It comprises monoecious herbs or undershrubs. The genus is...
- Chrozophora tinctoria (commonly known as dyer's croton, giradol, turnsole or dyer's litmus plant) is a plant species native to the Mediterranean, the...
- Turnsole, katasol, or folium was a dyestuff prepared from the annual plant Chrozophora tinctoria. Turnsole became a mainstay of medieval m****cript illuminators...
- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tournesol may refer to: Sunflower Chrozophora Professor Calculus (French: Professeur Tryphon Tournesol), a fictional...
- R.Br. Heliotropium wagneri Heliotropium aff. wagneri (Samhah, Yemen) Chrozophora tinctoria (as H. tricoc****) Tournefortia gnaphalodes (L.) R.Br. ex Roem...
- Chrozophoridin is a chemical used as a dye. It is derived from the plant Chrozophora tinctoria (commonly known as dyer's croton, giradol, or turnsole), which...
- lobatus L.) Caperonia palustris (L.) A.St.-Hil. (as C. palustris L.) Chrozophora plicata (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng. (as C. plicatus Vahl) Claoxylon indi****...
- Pedalium murex, Sesamum mulayanum, Lepidagathis sp, Boerhavia diffusa, Chrozophora sp., and gr****es like Cyprus sp., Fimbristylis sp., Brachiaria sp., Cenchrus...
- Euphorbiaceae. The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System lists four subtribes: Chrozophora A. Juss. - type genus Argythamnia Caperonia Chiropetalum Ditaxis Philyra...
- Chorizema separated filaments (on the stamens) Fabaceae Fabales St G Chrozophora bearing (turnsole) dye Euphorbiaceae Malpighiales St G Chrysanthemum...