“Comptonia”的英英意思

单词	Comptonia
释义	‖ Comptonia Bot.|kɒmpˈtəʊnɪə| [mod.L., named by Sir J. Banks after Compton (1632–1713), Bishop of London.] A genus of plants (family Myricaceæ) consisting of a single N. 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. 1823Crabb Technol. Dict. s.v., Fern-leaved Comptonia, a shrub, native of New England.1866Treas. Bot., Comptonia..was introduced in 1714 by the Duchess of Beaufort.

　

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