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tradescantia definition

trad·es·can·tia (trad′is kan′s̸hē ə, -s̸hə)

noun

spiderwort

Etymology: ModL, after John Tradescant (1608-62), Eng naturalist & traveler

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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