turnsole

Plural: turnsoles

Noun

• A plant, like a sunflower, that turns its head toward the sun.
• A heliotrope; so named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward the sun.
• A sunflower.
• A sun spurge (Euphorbia helioscopia).
• The euphorbiaceous plant Chrozophora tinctoria.
• A purple dye obtained from Chrozophora tinctoria.
• litmus

Examples

• The TURNSOLE of the Scrabble board was always where the highest points were, attracting all the plays.

Synonyms

folium