ヘリオトロープ

noun

heliotrope

Refers to the plant genus Heliotropium, especially garden heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens), known for its fragrant purple flowers. Also used for the color or the mineral (bloodstone), but the plant sense is most common.

• 庭にわにヘリオトロープを植うえたら、甘あまい香かおりが漂ただよってきた。

  When I planted heliotrope in the garden, a sweet fragrance drifted through the air.