HyperDic: compass_plant

English > 2 senses of the expression compass plant:
NOUNplantcompass plant, prairie bird's-foot trefoil, prairie lotus, prairie trefoil, Lotus americanusNorth American annual with red or rose-colored flowers
plantcompass plant, compass flowerany of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass
English > compass plant: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningNorth American annual with red or rose-colored flowers.
Synonymsprairie bird's-foot trefoil, prairie lotus, prairie trefoil, Lotus americanus
Broadersubshrub, suffrutexlow-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
English > compass plant: 2 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningAny of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass.
Synonymcompass flower
Member ofCompositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster familyplants with heads composed of many florets
Narrowerprickly lettuce, horse thistle, Lactuca serriola, Lactuca scariolaEuropean annual wild lettuce having prickly stems
rosinweed, Silphium laciniatumNorth American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers
Broadercomposite, composite plantConsidered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers

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