Cajun French is derived from the mixing original French spoken by French soldiers and settlers in Louisiana before the arrival of the Acadians. The language incorporates words of African, Spanish, Native American and English origin, unknown in Acadian French.
A terrarium is a small collection of miniature plants that are grown inside a clear container. The terrarium is sealed to create a self-contained ecosystem, in which the life processes of photosynthesis, respiration and the water cycle take place.
Freebase (1.00 / 1 vote) Rate this definition: Terrarium. Terrarium, a 1985 science fiction novel by essayist Scott Russell Sanders published by Tor science fiction.