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• compassplant

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.