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Tradescantia
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.
Tradescantia
Tradescantia Trad`es*can"ti*a, n. (Bot.) A genus including spiderwort and Wandering Jew.
Tradescantia Virginica
Spiderwort Spi"der*wort`, n. (Bot.) An American endogenous plant (Tradescantia Virginica), with long linear leaves and ephemeral blue flowers. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus.

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- John Tradescant the Elder ( /trəˈdɛskənt/; c. 1570s – 15–16 April 1638), father of John Tradescant the Younger, was an English naturalist, gardener, collector...
- John Tradescant may refer to: John Tradescant the elder (1570s–1638) his son John Tradescant the younger (1608–1662) This disambiguation page lists articles...
- John Tradescant the Younger ( /trəˈdɛskənt/; 4 August 1608 – 22 April 1662), son of John Tradescant the Elder, was a botanist and gardener. The standard...
- Lambeth, London, it comprised a collection of curiosities ****embled by John Tradescant the elder and his son in a building called The Ark, and a botanical collection...
- the tomb of the two 17th-century royal gardeners and plant hunters John Tradescant the Elder and the Younger to the churchyard, and were inspired to create...
- Undescribed taxon Some sources say that both John Tradescant the Younger and his father, John Tradescant the Elder, were intended by Linnaeus. The ending...
- of these he acquired from the traveller, botanist and collector John Tradescant the Younger. Ashmole donated most of his collection, his antiquarian library...
- George Tradescant Lay (c. 1800 – 6 November 1845) was a British naturalist, missionary and diplomat. No appointment was made immediately to Foochow. It...
- lilac was introduced into English gardens by John Tradescant the elder in the 17th century. Tradescant's source for information on the lilac, and perhaps...
- 1797–1804), the first Bishop of Australia Tradescant: founded 1976, (boys boarding). Named after John Tradescant (KS 1619–23), the distinguished gardener...