WISTARIA

wisteria, wistaria

(noun) any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

wistaria (plural wistarias)

Alternative spelling of wisteria

Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.

Source: Wiktionary


Wis*ta"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL.] Etym: [So named after Caspar Wistar, an American anatomist.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous clusters of pale bluish flowers.

Note: The species commonest in cultivation is the Wistaria Sinensis from Eastern Asia. W. fruticosa grows wild in the southern parts of the United States.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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