compass plant

/ˌkʌmpəs plænt/

Definitions of compass plant

1. noun

   any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass
   synonyms: compass flower

   types:

   Lactuca scariola, Lactuca serriola, horse thistle, prickly lettuce

   European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States

   Silphium laciniatum, rosinweed

   North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers

   type of:

   composite, composite plant

   considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers
2. noun

   North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers
   synonyms: Lotus americanus, prairie bird's-foot trefoil, prairie lotus, prairie trefoil

   type of:

   subshrub, suffrutex

   low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base