compass plant
compass plant · compass plants
Any of several plants, the leaves of which become oriented to the morning sunAny of several plants, the leaves of which become oriented to the morning sun: Lactuca serriola, native to Europe, widely introduced to temperate regions.
Meaning
3 sensesAny of several plants, the leaves of which become oriented to the morning sun:
Lactuca serriola, native to Europe, widely introduced to temperate regions.
Silphium laciniatum, native to eastern North America.
Wyethia angustifolia, California compass plant, native to western North America.
More definitions
- any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass
- North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers
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plural: compass plantsSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass:compass flower
- North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers:prairie bird's-foot trefoilprairie lotusprairie trefoilLotus americanus