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Apheliotropic
Apheliotropic A*phe`li*o*trop"ic, a. [Gr. ? + ? sun + ?
belonging to a turning.]
Turning away from the sun; -- said of leaves, etc. --Darwin.
Apheliotropism
Apheliotropism A*phe`li*ot"ro*pism, n.
The habit of bending from the sunlight; -- said of certain
plants.
Diaheliotropic
Diaheliotropic Di`a*he`li*o*trop"ic, a. [Gr. ? through, at
variance + ? sun + ? turning.] (Bot.)
Relating or, or manifesting, diaheliotropism.
Diaheliotropism
Diaheliotropism Di`a*he`li*ot"ro*pism, n. (Bot.)
A tendency of leaves or other organs of plants to have their
dorsal surface faced towards the rays of light.
Heliothis armigeraBollworm Boll"worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the
bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great
damage to the crops. Heliothis phloxiphagaPhlox Phlox, n. [L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. ? flame, fr. ?
to burn.] (Bot.)
A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple
flowers.
Phlox worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an American moth
(Heliothis phloxiphaga). It is destructive to phloxes.
Phlox subulata, the moss pink. See under Moss. heliotropeBloodstone Blood"stone`, n. (Min.)
(a) A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if
with blood; hence the name; -- called also heliotrope.
(b) Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or
``streak.' Heliotroper
Heliotroper He"li*o*tro`per, n.
The person at a geodetic station who has charge of the
heliotrope.
Heliotropic
Heliotropic He`li*o*trop"ic, a. (Bot.)
Manifesting heliotropism; turning toward the sun.
Heliotropism
Heliotropism He`li*ot"ro*pism, n. [Helio- + Gr. ? to turn.]
(Bot.)
The phenomenon of turning toward the light, seen in many
leaves and flowers.
Heliotype
Heliotype He"li*o*type, n. [Helio- + -type.]
A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.
Heliotypic
Heliotypic He`li*o*typ"ic, a.
Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy.
Heliotypy
Heliotypy He"li*o*ty`py, n.
A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives
to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are
produced on paper as by lithography.
Meaning of Eliot from wikipedia
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Thomas Stearns Eliot OM (26
September 1888 – 4
January 1965) was a poet,
essayist and playwright. He was a
leading figure in English-language Modernist...
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Elliot (also
spelled Eliot, Elliotte, Elliott,
Eliott and Elyot) is a
personal name
which can
serve as
either a
surname or a
given name.
Although the...
- 1880;
alternatively Mary Anne or Marian),
known by her pen name
George Eliot, was an
English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading...
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Eliot Paulina Sumner (born 30 July 1990) is an
English singer,
songwriter and actor. They are the
child of
musician Sting and
actress Trudie Styler. They...
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Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an
American Prohibition agent known for his
efforts to
bring down Al
Capone while enforcing Prohibition...
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Elizabeth Eliot (or similar) may
refer to:
Elizabeth Eliot (1616–?),
daughter of Sir John
Eliot and
first wife of
Nathaniel Fiennes Elizabeth Elliot (baptized...
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Nicholas Aldo
Eliot, Lord
Eliot (24
March 1966 – 15
April 2006) was the son of
Peregrine Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans, and
Jacquetta Eliot,
Countess of...
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Thomas Eliot or
Elliot may
refer to:
Thomas Eliot (died 1626), son of Sir John
Eliot Thomas D.
Eliot (1808–1870), US
Representative from M****achusetts...
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Eliot may
refer to:
William Greenleaf Eliot (1811–1887),
American educator,
Unitarian clergyman, and
founder of
Washington University William Eliot,...
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Samuel Eliot may
refer to:
Samuel Eliot (historian) (1821–1898).
American historian and
educator Samuel A.
Eliot (minister) (1862–1950),
American Unitarian...
