English noun: compass flower | |||
1. | compass flower (plant) any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass | ||
Synonyms | compass plant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | composite, composite plant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | horse thistle, Lactuca scariola, Lactuca serriola, prickly lettuce, rosinweed, Silphium laciniatum | ||
Member meronym | aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae | ||