What is (a) Litmus. [Obs.] (b) A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 (d) called?
turnsole — (Chem.) (a) Litmus. [Obs.] (b) A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See def. 1 (d). (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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