Compass Plant Definition
noun
A coarse plant (Silphium laciniatum) of the composite family, with large, bristly leaves and heads of yellow flowers, found on the prairies of the central U.S.: the leaves reputedly point in a north-and-south direction.
Webster's New World
Any of various other plants whose leaves supposedly point to the north and south.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Lotus americanus
- prairie trefoil
- prairie lotus
- prairie bird's-foot trefoil
- compass flower
Other Word Forms of Compass Plant
Noun
Singular:
compass plant
Plural:
compass plants
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