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noun
Any of several plants, the leaves of which become oriented to the morning sun:
Lactuca serriola, native to Europe, widely introduced to temperate regions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of several plants, the leaves of which become oriented to the morning sun:
Silphium laciniatum, native to eastern North America.
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noun
Any of several plants, the leaves of which become oriented to the morning sun:
Wyethia angustifolia, California compass plant, native to western North America.
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noun
any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: compass flower
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: composite, composite plant
Narrower terms: prickly lettuce, horse thistle, Lactuca serriola, Lactuca scariola, rosinweed, Silphium laciniatum
noun
North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: prairie bird's-foot trefoil, prairie lotus, prairie trefoil, Lotus americanus
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Broader terms: subshrub, suffrutex
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