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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bloodstone \Blood"stone`\, n. (Min.) a A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if with blood; hence the name -- called also {heliotrope}. b Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or ``streak.'' From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Heliotropium}; -- called also {turnsole} and {girasole}. {H. Peruvianum} is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers. 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. 4. (Min.) See {Bloodstone} a . {Heliotrope purple}, a grayish purple color. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: heliotrope n : green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood [syn: {bloodstone}]
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