See Also: wardian(medicine)
Wardian(dictionary)

Wardian (iou)



Wardian adjective. M19.
[from Nathaniel B. Ward (1791-1868), English botanist, the inventor + -IAN.]
Chiefly Hist. Wardian case, a glass-sided airtight case used for growing ferns etc. indoors or for transporting living plants over long distances.