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Definition of Compass plant
1. Noun. North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers.
Exact synonyms: Lotus Americanus, Prairie Bird's-foot Trefoil, Prairie Lotus, Prairie Trefoil
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex
Generic synonyms: Subshrub, Suffrutex
2. Noun. Any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass.
Exact synonyms: Compass Flower
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Generic synonyms: Composite, Composite Plant
Specialized synonyms: Horse Thistle, Lactuca Scariola, Lactuca Serriola, Prickly Lettuce, Rosinweed, Silphium Laciniatum
Group relationships: Aster Family, Asteraceae, Compositae, Family Asteraceae, Family Compositae
Generic synonyms: Composite, Composite Plant
Specialized synonyms: Horse Thistle, Lactuca Scariola, Lactuca Serriola, Prickly Lettuce, Rosinweed, Silphium Laciniatum