WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
com′pass plant′, 
  1. Plant Biologyany of various plants having leaves that tend to lie in a plane at right angles to the strongest light, hence usually north and south, esp. Silphium laciniatum.
  • 1840–50

'compass plant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pilotweed - rosinweed

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