heliotrope
noun uk/ˈhiː.li.ə.trəʊp/ us/ˈhiː.li.ə.troʊp/
[ C or U ]天芥菜属植物，日光菊
a plant with sweet-smelling purple or blue flowers
Heliotropes sweetly scented the air. 太阳花在空气中发出甜美的香味。
You can take cuttings of heliotrope and fuschias. 你可以扦插日光菊和扶桑花。
[ U ]淡紫色，浅紫色
a light purple colour
Beside the fire sat Aunt Emily, dressed in heliotrope. 火堆旁坐着艾米丽姨妈，她也穿着浅紫色的衣服。
We admire the shades of purple, blue and heliotrope in the crystals. 我们欣赏着水晶中的紫色、蓝色和淡紫色等各种色调。
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- The soil is packed with flowers including heliotropes, which have purple blossoms that smell like vanilla.
- Her garden had roses and heliotrope, myrtle, and a little orange tree in it.
- She designs opulent gowns in shades of heliotrope and jade.
- The lights grew stronger, deep purple bleeding into heliotrope, claret, salmon, coral.
heliotrope
adjective uk/ˈhiː.li.ə.trəʊp/ us/ˈhiː.li.ə.troʊp/
淡紫色的，浅紫色的
light purple in colour
The screens drew back and there she was, beaming in a heliotrope gown. 屏风向后拉开，她就在那里，身穿浅紫色的长袍，满面春风。
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- She was driving home through a heliotrope dusk.
- He was wearing his heliotrope pyjamas with a gold stripe.