compass plant com·passp·lant uncommon noun 1. North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers Synonymsprairie bird's-foot trefoilcompass plantprairie lotusprairie trefoilLotus americanus 2. any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass Synonymscompass plantcompass flower Related words Broader terms compositesubshrub Narrower terms prickly lettucerosinweedwyethia Parts Compositae WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
