Comptonia

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, after Compton +‎ -ia, in reference to Rev. Henry Compton (1632-1713), bishop of Oxford.

Proper noun

Comptonia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Myricaceae – sweet fern, native to eastern North America.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fagales - order; Myricaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Comptonia peregrina - sole extant species

Further reading

Comptonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Comptonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Comptonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Comptonia at USDA Plants database

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