All heliotrope synonyms

noun heliotrope

• color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
• mauve — a pale bluish purple.
• plum — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
• lilac — any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
• lavender — a pale bluish purple.
• periwinkle — Also called myrtle. a trailing plant, Vinca minor, of the dogbane family, having glossy, evergreen foliage and usually blue-violet flowers.
• violet — a female given name.
• magenta — a town in N Italy, W of Milan: the French and Sardinians defeated the Austrians here 1859.
• wine — the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
• orchid — any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers. Compare orchid family.
• pomegranate — a chambered, many-seeded, globose fruit, having a tough, usually red rind and surmounted by a crown of calyx lobes, the edible portion consisting of pleasantly acid flesh developed from the outer seed coat.
• mulberry — the edible, berrylike collective fruit of any tree of the genus Morus.
• amethyst — Amethysts are clear purple stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
• perse — of a very deep shade of blue or purple.
• violaceous — belonging to the Violaceae, the violet family of plants. Compare violet family.
• colour — The colour of something is the appearance that it has as a result of the way in which it reflects light. Red, blue, and green are colours.
• amaranthine — of a dark reddish-purple colour