In Popular Culture
- HMS Compass Rose is a fictional Royal Navy Flower class corvette in the novel The Cruel Sea.
- In the adventure game, Beyond Zork, a compass rose is a flower that can control the direction of the wind.
- The Compass Rose is the name of a significant tavern in Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar fantasy novels.
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