pilotweed

pilotweed
/puy"leuht weed'/, n.
the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum.
[1840-50, Amer.; PILOT + WEED1]

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  • pilotweed — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: pilot (I) + weed : compass plant a * * * /puy leuht weed /, n. the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum. [1840 50, Amer.; PILOT + WEED1] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Silphium — ▪ plant genus       genus of tall perennial plants in the family Asteraceae, consisting of about 23 yellow flowered species commonly called rosinweed, native to North America. Many species have rough leaves that may be opposite each other,… …   Universalium

  • compass plant — noun 1. North American annual with red or rose colored flowers • Syn: ↑prairie bird s foot trefoil, ↑prairie lotus, ↑prairie trefoil, ↑Lotus americanus • Hypernyms: ↑subshrub, ↑suffrutex 2 …   Useful english dictionary

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