heliotrope
Syllabification: (he·li·o·trope)
Pronunciation: /ˈhēlēəˌtrōp/
Definition of heliotrope
noun
Origin:
Old English eliotropus (originally applied to various plants whose flowers turn toward the sun), via Latin from Greek hēliotropion 'plant turning its flowers to the sun', from hēlios 'sun' + trepein 'to turn'. The spelling was influenced by French héliotrope