Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wardian case

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: war-dian -case
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early kind of protective container for transporting plants etc.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ian

Inflected Forms

Wardian cases (plural)

Questions

What does wardian case mean?: An early kind of protective container for transporting plants etc.
Where does wardian case come from?: Named after its inventor, Nathaniel B. Ward, + -ian.

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