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Apheliotropic
Apheliotropic A*phe`li*o*trop"ic, a. [Gr. ? + ? sun + ? belonging to a turning.] Turning away from the sun; -- said of leaves, etc. --Darwin.
Apheliotropism
Apheliotropism A*phe`li*ot"ro*pism, n. The habit of bending from the sunlight; -- said of certain plants.
Diaheliotropic
Diaheliotropic Di`a*he`li*o*trop"ic, a. [Gr. ? through, at variance + ? sun + ? turning.] (Bot.) Relating or, or manifesting, diaheliotropism.
Diaheliotropism
Diaheliotropism Di`a*he`li*ot"ro*pism, n. (Bot.) A tendency of leaves or other organs of plants to have their dorsal surface faced towards the rays of light.
Heliothis armigera
Bollworm Boll"worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops.
Heliothis phloxiphaga
Phlox Phlox, n. [L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. ? flame, fr. ? to burn.] (Bot.) A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers. Phlox worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an American moth (Heliothis phloxiphaga). It is destructive to phloxes. Phlox subulata, the moss pink. See under Moss.
heliotrope
Bloodstone Blood"stone`, n. (Min.) (a) A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if with blood; hence the name; -- called also heliotrope. (b) Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or ``streak.'
Heliotroper
Heliotroper He"li*o*tro`per, n. The person at a geodetic station who has charge of the heliotrope.
Heliotropic
Heliotropic He`li*o*trop"ic, a. (Bot.) Manifesting heliotropism; turning toward the sun.
Heliotropism
Heliotropism He`li*ot"ro*pism, n. [Helio- + Gr. ? to turn.] (Bot.) The phenomenon of turning toward the light, seen in many leaves and flowers.
Heliotype
Heliotype He"li*o*type, n. [Helio- + -type.] A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.
Heliotypic
Heliotypic He`li*o*typ"ic, a. Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy.
Heliotypy
Heliotypy He"li*o*ty`py, n. A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are produced on paper as by lithography.

Meaning of Eliot from wikipedia

- Thomas Stearns Eliot OM (26 September 1888 – 4 January 1965) was a poet, essayist, publisher, playwright, literary critic and editor. He is considered...
- Elliot (also spelled Eliot, Elliotte, Elliott, Eliott and Elyot) is a personal name which can serve as either a surname or a given name. Although the...
- 1880; alternatively Mary Anne or Marian), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading...
- Eliot Paulina Sumner (born 30 July 1990) is an English singer, songwriter and actor. They began their music career at a young age and signed a record...
- Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10, 1959) is an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 54th governor of New...
- Eliot Ness (April 19, 1903 – May 16, 1957) was an American Prohibition agent known for his efforts to bring down Al Capone while enforcing Prohibition...
- Eliot Wolf (born March 21, 1982) is an American football executive who is the director of scouting and the de facto general manager for the New England...
- Nicholas Aldo Eliot, Lord Eliot (24 March 1966 – 15 April 2006) was the son of Peregrine Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans, and Jacquetta Eliot, Countess of...
- Craggs-Eliot, 1st Baron Eliot (1727–1804), British politician Edward James Eliot (1758–1797), British politician, son of Craggs-Eliot Edward John Eliot (1782–1863)...
- Elizabeth Eliot (or similar) may refer to: Elizabeth Eliot (1616–?), daughter of Sir John Eliot and first wife of Nathaniel Fiennes Elizabeth Elliot (baptized...