wardian

Adjective

Meaning

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.

Examples

On April 6 at 11:31 p.m., Mr. Wardian won after a Czech competitor on a treadmill, Radek Brunner, was disqualified on a technicality after he began his 63rd hour too late after the starting bell, Ms. Gillis-Paulgaard said. Source: Internet

Instead of the terrarium, it was known as the Wardian Case. citation The story goes that Ward hired carpenters to build his Wardian Cases to export native British plants to Sydney, Australia. Source: Internet

The final runner, Mike Wardian, who completed 262.52 miles, survived more than won to beat Brunner. Source: Internet

History A drawing of a Wardian case The first terrarium was developed by botanist Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward in 1842. Source: Internet

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