- Tradescantia
- Wandering Wan"der*ing,
a. & n. from {Wander}, v.
[1913 Webster]
{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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
