Webster's 1913 Dictionary
WARDIAN
WARDIAN Ward "i *an, a.
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Wardian case
Wardian case |ˈwɔːdɪən | ▶noun chiefly historical a glass-sided airtight case used for growing ferns or other plants indoors or for transporting living plants over long distances. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after Nathaniel B. Ward (1791 –1868 ), the English botanist who invented it.
Oxford Dictionary
Wardian case
Wardian case |ˈwɔːdɪən | ▶noun chiefly historical a glass-sided airtight case used for growing ferns or other plants indoors or for transporting living plants over long distances. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after Nathaniel B. Ward (1791 –1868 ), the English botanist who invented it.
The Wordsmith Dictionary