heliotrope
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The berries were the kind that stained everything they touched: fingers, tongues, the sidewalk beneath, a heliotrope purple that felt almost illicit.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025
The center of clan life is a flowering heliotrope tree by the ocean.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
Once the palms are mostly gone, crews will plant native trees, especially the giant Pisonia and the tree heliotrope.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 27, 2020
As the inventor of the heliotrope, a device that reflected light to send messages over long distances, Gauss envisioned an array of large mirrors that could be used to flash messages through interplanetary space.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2019
When my mother came across an unusual one, she would give an “Oh” of joy and tell me its name: daphne, wild heliotrope, pink orchid.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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