| 单词 | compass-flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmascompass-flower compass-flower n. a North American composite ( Silphium laciniatum) with large much-divided leaves, of which the lower ‘are said to present their faces uniformly north and south’ (Asa Gray); also other plants whose leaves are supposed to show a like tendency, e.g. the Prickly Lettuce ( Lactuca scariola). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > compass-plant or silphium silphium1771 turpentine weed1819 rosinweed1831 resinweed1838 polar plant1842 compass-flower1847 compass-plant1848 cup-plant1848 pilot weed1848 turpentine shrub- 1847 H. W. Longfellow Evangeline ii. iv Look at this delicate plant..its leaves all point to the north, as true as the magnet, It is the compass flower. < as lemmas |
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