hēlĭŏtrŏpĭum | hēlĭŏtrŏpĭos | gemma (noun N) = ἡλιοτρόπιον: .
* The plant turnsole, heliotrope, Varr. R. R. 1, 46; Plin. 2, 41, 41, § 109; 22, 21, 29, § 57.
* A precious stone with green and brown streaks, striped jasper, Plin. 37, 10, 60, § 165.—Called also: (), Mart. Cap. 1, § 75: heliotropius lapis,Prisc. Perieg. 254.

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