| 单词 | compass plant |
| 释义 | compass plantnounany of various plants having leaves that tend to lie in a plane at right angles to the strongest light, hence usually north and south, especially Silphium laciniatum. Origin of compass plantFirst recorded in 1840–50 Words nearby compass plantcompassionate conservative, Compassion Club, compassion fatigue, compass north, compass plane, compass plant, compass rafter, compass rose, compass saw, compass window, compaternity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for compass plant
British Dictionary definitions for compass plantcompass plant nounAlso called: rosinweed a tall plant, Silphium laciniatum, of central North America, that has yellow flowers and lower leaves that tend to align themselves at right angles to the strongest light, esp in a north-south plane: family Asteraceae (composites) any of several similar plants Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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