wis·ter·i·a (w -stîr  - ) also wis·tar·i·a (w-stâr-)n. Any of several climbing woody vines of the genus Wisteria in the pea family, having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of showy purplish or white flowers. [New Latin Wisteria, genus name, after Caspar Wistar (1761-1818), American physician.] |
wisteria [wɪˈstɪərɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any twining leguminous woody climbing plant of the genus Wisteria, of E Asia and North America, having blue, purple, or white flowers in large drooping clusters
[from New Latin, named after Caspar Wistar (1761-1818), American anatomist]
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| Noun | 1. |  wisteria - any flowering vine of the genus Wisteriagenus Wisteria - Asiatic deciduous woody vine having large drooping racemes of white or bluish or purple or pinkish flowers and velvety pods; widely grown as an ornamental Japanese wistaria, Wisteria floribunda - having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue Chinese wistaria, Wisteria chinensis - having deep purple flowers American wistaria, American wisteria, Wisteria frutescens - an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers silky wisteria, Wisteria venusta - a wisteria of China having white flowers vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface |
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