tournesol

See also: tournésol

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French tournesole, from Latin tornare + sol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuʁ.nə.sɔl/

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Noun

tournesol m (plural tournesols)

1. sunflower
2. heliotrope
3. (chemistry) litmus

Further reading

• “tournesol”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• souleront, soûleront