WARDIAN CASE


Meaning of WARDIAN CASE in English

|wȯ(r)dēən- noun

Usage: usually capitalized W

Etymology: Nathaniel B. Ward died 1868 English botanist, its inventor + English -ian

1. : a portable case made with glass sides and top and metal, earthen, or wooden base and used in growing or transporting living plants in soil or in pots

2. : glass garden

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