Comptonia
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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 (syn. Comptonia aspleniifolia etc.) – sole extant species
Further reading
Comptonia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Comptonia (Myricaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Comptonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Comptonia at USDA Plants database
