Comptonia

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Comptonia f

1. 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