wardian - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'wardian' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wardian

[ a.]

- Designating, or pertaining to, a kind of glass inclosure for keeping ferns, mosses, etc., or for transporting growing plants from a distance; as, a Wardian case of plants; -- so named from the inventor, Nathaniel B. Ward, an Englishman.

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