clod vs heliotrope

clod

noun
  • A lump of something, especially of earth or clay. 

  • Part of a shoulder of beef, or of the neck piece near the shoulder. 

  • The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf. 

  • A stupid person; a dolt. 

verb
  • To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to clot. 

  • To pelt with clods. 

  • To throw violently; to hurl. 

heliotrope

noun
  • A bloodstone (a variety of quartz). 

  • A light purple or violet colour. 

  • Particularly, a purple-flowered plant of the species Heliotropium arborescens. 

  • An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor. 

  • The fragrance of heliotrope flowers. 

  • A plant that turns so that it faces the sun. 

adj
  • Light purple or violet. 

  • Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun. 

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