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4 words match “TURNSOLE”

TURNSOLE n. 6 definitions
A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 (d).
GOLD; GOLDE; GOOLDE n.
w flower, -- the marigold (Calendula), according to Dr. Prior, but in Chaucer perhaps the turnsole.
HELIOTROPE n.
A plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also turnsole and girasole. H. Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers.
JERUSALEM n.
s Christ. Jerusalem artichoke Etym: [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.) (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used as food. (b) One of the tubers themselves. -- Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular…