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WARDIAN

\wˈɔːdi͡ən], \wˈɔːdi‍ən], \w_ˈɔː_d_iə_n]\

Definitions of WARDIAN

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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