Carteria

See also: carteria

Translingual

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.

References

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