"compass plant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compass plants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} compass plant (plural compass plants)
  1. Any of several plants, the leaves of which become oriented to the morning sun:
    Lactuca serriola, native to Europe, widely introduced to temperate regions.
    Translations (Lactuca serriola): piikkisalaatti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-compass_plant-en-noun-eubPBosV Disambiguation of 'Lactuca serriola': 67 17 16
  2. Any of several plants, the leaves of which become oriented to the morning sun:
    Silphium laciniatum, native to eastern North America.
    Translations (Silphium laciniatum): liuskakompassikukka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-compass_plant-en-noun-1ZUS89eK Disambiguation of 'Silphium laciniatum': 10 73 16
  3. Any of several plants, the leaves of which become oriented to the morning sun:
    Wyethia angustifolia, California compass plant, native to western North America.
    Categories (lifeform): Cichorieae tribe plants, Heliantheae tribe plants Synonyms: compassplant
    Sense id: en-compass_plant-en-noun-NfDnUQJj Disambiguation of Cichorieae tribe plants: 25 29 45 Disambiguation of Heliantheae tribe plants: 26 27 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 29 58 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 36 53 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 13 28 59

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