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com·pass flow·er
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compass plant, compass flowernoun
any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass
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compass flower
Silphium laciniatum is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known commonly as compassplant or compass plant. It is native to North America, where it occurs in Ontario in Canada and the eastern and central United States as far west as New Mexico. Other common names include prairie compass plant, pilotweed, polarplant, gum weed, cut-leaf silphium, and turpentine plant. It is a rosinweed of genus Silphium.
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compass flower
A compass flower is a perennial herbaceous plant, scientifically known as Silphium laciniatum, which is native to North America. It is also known as compass plant, pilotweed, polarplant, and rosinweed. The plant has tall stems and large leaves angled in a north-south direction, which is why it's called a compass flower as early settlers and following tribes used it as a compass.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of compass flower in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of compass flower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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