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.

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