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tradescantia |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wandering \Wan"der*ing\, a. & n. from {Wander}, v. {Wandering albatross} (Zo["o]l.), the great white albatross. See Illust. of {Albatross}. {Wandering cell} (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood. {Wandering Jew} (Bot.), any one of several creeping species of {Tradescantia}, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc {Wandering kidney} (Med.), a morbid condition in which one kidney, or rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; -- called also {floating kidney}, {movable kidney}. {Wandering liver} (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney. {Wandering mouse} (Zo["o]l.), the whitefooted or deer, mouse. See Illust. of {Mouse}. {Wandering spider} (Zo["o]l.), any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tradescantia \Trad`es*can"ti*a\, n. (Bot.) A genus including spiderwort and Wandering Jew. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Tradescantia n : spiderworts [syn: {Tradescantia}, {genus Tradescantia}]
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