Heliotropium

See also: heliotropium

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hēliotropium and Ancient Greek ἡλῐοτρόπῐον (hēlĭotrópĭon).

Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1753.

Proper noun

Heliotropium n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Heliotropiaceae or Boraginaceae – the heliotropes; certain flowering plants, of tropical and warm temperate climates worldwide.
  2. A taxonomic section within the family Heliotropiaceae or Boraginaceae – Heliotropium sect. Heliotropium.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: → heliotrope (learned), → heliotropium

References

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