What's the English term -- *is* there an English term? -- for the "do-dad" that used to show up on old maps? It looks like what one sees on a compass: a convergence of rhombuses (rhombi?), usually 8, sometimes 16, but at least 4, each pointing to a different direction.
"compass rose"
Katrina
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