Girasol

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Girasole \Gir"a*sole\ Girasol \Gir"a*sol\, n. [It. girasole, or
     F. girasol, fr. L. gyrare to turn around + sol sun.]
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     1. (Bot.) See {Heliotrope}. [Obs.]
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     2. (Min.) A variety of opal which is usually milk white,
        bluish white, or sky blue; but in a bright light it
        reflects a reddish color.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Opal \O"pal\, n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. ?, Skr. upala a rock,
     stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.)
     A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to
     quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
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     Note: The {precious opal} presents a peculiar play of colors
           of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One
           kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground,
           is called the {harlequin opal}. The {fire opal} has
           colors like the red and yellow of flame. {Common opal}
           has a milky appearance. {Menilite} is a brown impure
           variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near
           Paris. Other varieties are {cacholong}, {girasol},
           {hyalite}, and {geyserite}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  girasol
       n 1: an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors [syn:
            {fire opal}]
       2: tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely
          cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers [syn: {Jerusalem
          artichoke}, {Jerusalem artichoke sunflower}, {Helianthus
          tuberosus}]