heliotrope

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Once the palms are mostly gone, crews will plant native trees, especially the giant Pisonia and the tree heliotrope.

From Science Magazine

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

"Some victims suffered something called heliotrope cyanosis which was kind of a creeping blue which started in your fingertips, tips of your ears and nose and lips but you could go completely black," she said.

From BBC

The divine scent is often described as a combination of clove, honeysuckle and heliotrope.

From Seattle Times

On hikes I’ve found that these jagged buttes and towering sandstone pinnacles change shades by the hour, from heliotrope red to to nickel gray.

From The Guardian