Heliotrope? what is a short history of the word "Heliotrope"?

what is a short history of the word "Heliotrope"?
I can't help you next to that, what I do know is, it smells absolutely delicate. A little bit like Johnson's Baby Oil.


I was going to write some dim inexactly remembered version of this but I give attention to this link will aid you more.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliotropis...
I hope this is what you needed. They also have page on the plant, the color and the surveying instrument.
Answers:    "Helios tropein" Greek for; turns to the sun. Helios means Sun and tropein technique to turn towards. The beautiful purple,pink color "Heliotrope" flower is call by this name; which technique turns towards the Sun. So it is a color and it is a species of flower as well. Hope that help!