tornassol

Meaning

1. (masculine) sheen, iridescence
2. (masculine) dyer's croton (Chrozophora tinctoria)
3. (historical, masculine) turnsole (dyestuff extracted from dyer's croton)
4. (masculine) litmus (dyestuff extracted from lichens)

Concepts

litmus

Translations

Lackmus

teinture de tournesol

lakmoes

tornasol

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˌtor.nəˈsɔl]

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of torna (“to return”) + sol (“sun”).