Carteria

See also: carteria

Translingual

Wikispecies

Carteria obtusa, a species of Carteria (sense 1).

Etymology

English Carter (“surname”) +‎ -ia f. Carter is from English carter (“one who operates a cart”).

Proper noun

Carteria f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Chlamydomonadaceae – certain green algae.
2. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – certain orchids, now in the genus Bletia.
3. A taxonomic genus within the order Ceratitida – certain extinct ammonites.
4. A taxonomic genus within the family Chaetomiaceae – certain ascomycotan fungi.