(n) British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965), Syn. Thomas Stearns Eliot, T. S. Eliot

eliot

(n) British writer of novels characterized by realistic analysis of provincial Victorian society (1819-1880), Syn. George Eliot, Mary Ann Evans

heliotherapy

(n) therapeutic exposure to sunlight, Syn. insolation

heliothis

(n) a genus of Noctuidae, Syn. genus Heliothis

heliothis moth

(n) medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms, Syn. Heliothis zia

heliotropism

(n) an orienting response to the sun

winter heliotrope

(n) European herb with vanilla-scented white-pink flowers, Syn. sweet coltsfoot, Petasites fragrans

bloodstone

(n) green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood, Syn. heliotrope

common valerian

(n) tall rhizomatous plant having very fragrant flowers and rhizomes used medicinally, Syn. Valeriana officinalis, garden heliotrope

corn earworm

(n) larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops, Syn. tobacco budworm, vetchworm, cotton bollworm, Heliothis zia, tomato fruitworm

fry

(n) English painter and art critic (1866-1934), Syn. Roger Eliot Fry, Roger Fry

hectograph

(n) duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy, Syn. heliotype

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Apheliotropic

a. [ Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; sun + &unr_; belonging to a turning. ] Turning away from the sun; -- said of leaves, etc. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Apheliotropism

n. The habit of bending from the sunlight; -- said of certain plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

Diaheliotropic

a. [ Gr. &unr_; through, at variance + &unr_; sun + &unr_; turning. ] (Bot.) Relating or, or manifesting, diaheliotropism. [ 1913 Webster ]

Diaheliotropism

n. (Bot.) A tendency of leaves or other organs of plants to have their dorsal surface faced towards the rays of light. [ 1913 Webster ]

Heliotrope

n. [ F. héliotrope, L. heliotropium, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; the sun + &unr_; to turn, &unr_; 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 ]

Heliotroper

n. The person at a geodetic station who has charge of the heliotrope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Heliotropic

a. (Bot.) Manifesting heliotropism; turning toward the sun. [ 1913 Webster ]

Heliotropism

n. [ Helio- + Gr. &unr_; to turn. ] (Bot.) The phenomenon of turning toward the light, seen in many leaves and flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Heliotype

n. [ Helio- + -type. ] A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Heliotypic

a. Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Heliotypy

n. A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are produced on paper as by lithography. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

螟

[螟, míng] boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest #51953

螟虫

[螟虫 / 螟蟲, míng chóng] boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest #71268

鸡血石

[鸡血石 / 雞血石, jī xuè shí] bloodstone; red-fleck chalcedony, used for carving seals; (mineral.) heliotrope #83817

钻心虫

[钻心虫 / 鑽心蟲, zuān xīn chóng] boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest #151888

喜阳