Comptonian.

/kɒmpˈtəʊnɪə/

Etymology: modern Latin, named by Sir J. Banks after Compton (1632–1713), Bishop of London.

Botany.

A genus of plants (family Myricaceæ) consisting of a single North American species, C. asplenifolia, the Sweet Fern of the United States; it is closely allied to Myrica or Gale, and is now often included in that genus.

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galec1000

Dutch myrtle1597

sweet willow1597

gow1598

sweet-gale1640

candle-tree1692

candleberry tree1731

tallow shrub1770

myrica1791

wax-tree1791

wax-plant1801

wax-myrtle1813

Comptonia1823

tallow-bush1835

wax-berry1835

sweet fern1849

bog myrtle1866

meadow fern1876

flea-wood1892

1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. (at cited word) Fern-leaved Comptonia, a shrub, native of New England.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Comptonia..was introduced in 1714 by the Duchess of Beaufort.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	comptonia
释义	Comptonian. /kɒmpˈtəʊnɪə/ Etymology: modern Latin, named by Sir J. Banks after Compton (1632–1713), Bishop of London. Botany. A genus of plants (family Myricaceæ) consisting of a single North American species, C. asplenifolia, the Sweet Fern of the United States; it is closely allied to Myrica or Gale, and is now often included in that genus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > shrubs > myrica and allies > [noun] galec1000 Dutch myrtle1597 sweet willow1597 gow1598 sweet-gale1640 candle-tree1692 candleberry tree1731 tallow shrub1770 myrica1791 wax-tree1791 wax-plant1801 wax-myrtle1813 Comptonia1823 tallow-bush1835 wax-berry1835 sweet fern1849 bog myrtle1866 meadow fern1876 flea-wood1892 1823 G. Crabb Universal Technol. Dict. (at cited word) Fern-leaved Comptonia, a shrub, native of New England. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Comptonia..was introduced in 1714 by the Duchess of Beaufort. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1823
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