COMPASS PLANT
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COMPASS PLANT , a native of the North American prairies, which takes its name from the position assumed by the leaves. These turn their edges to north and south , thus avoiding the excessive mid-day heat, while getting the full benefit of the morning and evening rays. The plant is known botanically as Silphium laciniatum, and belongs to the natural order See Also: - ORDER
- ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
- ORDER, HOLY
Compositae . Another member of the same order See Also: - ORDER
- ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
- ORDER, HOLY
, Lactuca Scariola, which has been regarded as the origin of the cultivated lettuce (L. saliva), behaves in the same way when growing in dry exposed places ; it is a native of Europe and northern Asia which has got introduced into North America .
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