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Comptonia
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Translingual
mul
Etymology
mul la-new -, after Compton mul ia, in reference to Rev. Henry Compton (bishop) Henry Compton (1632-1713), bishop of Oxford.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Myricaceae sweet fern, native to eastern North America
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Comptonia peregrina species (syn. Comptonia aspleniifolia species etc.) sole extant species
Further reading
Comptonia (plant)
Comptonia (Myricaceae)
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mul taxonomic eponyms
mul Fagales order plants