'Wardian' definitions:

Definition of 'Wardian'

From: GCIDE
  • Wardian \Ward"i*an\, a. 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. [1913 Webster]