tradescantia
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of tradescantia
C18: New Latin, named after John Tradescant (1570–1638), English botanist and gardener
Example Sentences
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The ivy and the tradescantia are, but the nasturtiums and a perfectly darling morning glory have earth.
From Ethel Morton's Enterprise by Smith, Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke)
For inside and in shady situations the following are suitable: tradescantia, parlour ivy, moneywort, vinca smilax, climbing fern, asparagus fern, dracæna, coleus, centaurea, sword fern, and Boston fern.
From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education
In the bottoms were frequently seen tradescantia, and on the dry lenches were carduus, cactus, and amorpha.
From The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California To which is Added a Description of the Physical Geography of California, with Recent Notices of the Gold Region from the Latest and Most Authentic Sources by Frémont, John Charles
The fuchsia and tradescantia contained bundles of raphides of the same form and equally as fine as those of the acrid plants.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
The crystals, found in grape, rhubarb, fuchsia and tradescantia were identical in form, fineness and chemical composition with those found in the plants of the Arum family.
From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous
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