| 单词 |
Wardian |
| 释义 |
Wardian, a.|ˈwɔːdɪən| [f. the name of the inventor, N. B. Ward + -ian.] In Wardian case, a close-fitting case with glass sides and top for growing small ferns and other moisture-loving plants.
1842D. Moore Let. N. B. Ward 1 Feb., in Ward Growth of Plants in Gl. Cases App. 91, I find all the species of ferns..to grow well either in glazed Wardian cases, under hand⁓lights, or in close frames. 1845Florist's Jrnl. (1846) VI. 230 Many of the Alpines may also be successfully grown in Wardian cases. 1877Encycl. Brit. VI. 642/1 The writer has kept the Cenobita Diogenes from the Antilles, tenanting an Achatina shell, alive in a Wardian case for three months. |
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