tradescantia

British  

/ ˌtrædɛsˈkænʃɪə /

noun

1. any plant of the American genus Tradescantia , widely cultivated for their striped variegated leaves: family Commelinaceae See also wandering Jew spiderwort

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Etymology

Origin of tradescantia

C18: New Latin, named after John Tradescant (1570–1638), English botanist and gardener

Example Sentences

If the position is a shaded one, the drooping plants might be of the following: tradescantia, Kenilworth ivy, senecio* or parlor ivy, sedums, moneywort,* vinca, smilax,* lygodium* or climbing fern.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

Saxifraga sarmentosa, Kenilworth ivy, tradescantia or wandering jew, Festuca glauca* othonna, Isolepsis gracilis,* English ivy, Selaginella denticulata, and others.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

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

In expressing some juice from the stems and leaves of the fuchsia and tradescantia it was found to be quite unlike that of the Indian turnip and calla.

From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous

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