compass plant

See also: compassplant

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Noun

compass plant (plural compass plants)

  1. Any of several plants, the leaves of which become oriented to the morning sun:
    1. Lactuca serriola, native to Europe, widely introduced to temperate regions.
    2. Silphium laciniatum, native to eastern North America.
    3. Wyethia angustifolia, California compass plant, native to western North America.
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