'Girasole' definitions:
Definition of 'Girasole'
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- Girasole \Gir"a*sole\ Girasol \Gir"a*sol\, n. [It. girasole, or F. girasol, fr. L. gyrare to turn around + sol sun.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. (Bot.) See Heliotrope. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Min.) A variety of opal which is usually milk white, bluish white, or sky blue; but in a bright light it reflects a reddish color. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'girasole'
From: GCIDE
- Heliotrope \He"li*o*trope\, n. [F. h['e]liotrope, L. heliotropium, Gr. ?; ? the sun + ? to turn, ? turn. See Heliacal, Trope.]
- 1. (Anc. Astron.) An instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also turnsole and girasole. Heliotropium Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Geodesy & Signal Service) An instrument for making signals to an observer at a distance, by means of the sun's rays thrown from a mirror. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Min.) See Bloodstone (a) . [1913 Webster]
- Heliotrope purple, a grayish purple color. [1913 Webster]