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Wardian case

Wardian case noun: an early kind of protective container for transporting plants etc.

wardian case: an early kind of protective container for transporting plants etc
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Noun

Wardian case (plural Wardian cases)

  1. An early kind of protective container for transporting plants etc.
    • We had brought with us from the Botanical Gardens in Queensland several Wardian cases filled with banana suckers, mangoes, and other varieties of fruit trees, as well as a supply of vegetable seeds - melons, pumpkins, and cucumbers, all of which, in due time, partially supplied the want experienced...1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 121

Forms of Wardian case

pluralWardian cases

Origin of Wardian case

Named after its inventor, Nathaniel B. Ward, + -ian.

Questions about Wardian case

What does Wardian case mean?
Wardian case means an early kind of protective container for transporting plants etc.
What part of speech is Wardian case?
Wardian case is a noun.
What is the plural of Wardian case?
The plural of Wardian case is Wardian cases.

Words near Wardian case in the dictionary

  1. wardholding
  2. wardialer
  3. wardialers
  4. wardialing
  5. Wardian
  6. Wardian case
  7. Wardian cases
  8. warding
  9. warding off
  10. wardings
  11. wardite

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