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trad·es·can·tia \ˌtradə̇ˈskanch(ē)ə, -ntēə\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from John Tradescant died 1638 English traveler and gardener + New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : a genus of American herbs (family Commelinaceae) comprising the spiderworts and having mostly narrow elongated leaves and large white, pink, or violet ephemeral bracteate flowers 2. -s : any plant of the genus Tradescantia or of the related genus Zebrina |