Site Map | FAQ

• Editor's Favorites
  • American Indian Heritage Month
  • 2010 Calendar
  • 2009 Calendar and Holidays
  • Twilight Page
  • Thanksgiving
  • Countries of the World
  • 2009 Current Events
  • Top 50 U.S. Cities
  • Color Psychology
  • Holidays in America
  • Most Popular Names
  • The Fifty States

Dictionary

turn•sole

Pronunciation: (tûrn'sōl"), [key]
—n.
1. any of several plants regarded as turning with the movement of the sun.
2. heliotrope (def. 2).
3. a European plant, Chrozophora tinctoria, of the spurge family, yielding a purple dye.
4. the purple dye prepared from this plant; litmus.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

turn signal

turnspit

• • Cite
  • Print
  • Email
  • Bookmark
    • Add bookmark
    • Add to del.icio.us
    • Digg It!
    • Add to Reddit

Related Content Daily Word Quiz: prescient Analogy of the Day: Today's Analogy Spelling Bee: Today's Spelling Bee Kids' Word Quiz: paradox Crossword: Crossword Puzzle Guide Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language

Find definitions for: