3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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." [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: heliotrope n : green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood [syn: {bloodstone}]
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