Wardian case

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An early kind of protective container for transporting plants etc.
    — We had brought with us from the Botanical Gardens in Queensland several Wardian cases filled with banana suckers, mangoes, and other varieties of fruit trees, as well as a supply of vegetable seeds - melons, pumpkins, and cucumbers, all of which, in due time, partially supplied the want experienced by every member of the community of a supply of kitchen garden produce.

词形变化

Wardian cases plural

词源

Named after its inventor, Nathaniel B. Ward, + -ian.
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