Heliotropium

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin hēliotropium and Ancient Greek ἡλῐοτρόπῐον (hēlĭotrópĭon). Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1753. === Proper noun === Heliotropium n A taxonomic genus within the family Heliotropiaceae or Boraginaceae – the heliotropes; certain flowering plants, of tropical and warm temperate climates worldwide. A taxonomic section within the family Heliotropiaceae or Boraginaceae – Heliotropium sect. Heliotropium. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: → heliotrope (learned), → heliotropium === References === Heliotropium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Heliotropium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Heliotropium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons