wistaria

Variant of wisteria

wisteria definition

☆ wis·teria (wis tir′ē ə)

noun

any of a genus (Wisteria) of twining woody vines or shrubs of the pea family, with fruits that are pods and showy clusters of bluish, white, pink, or purplish flowers: native to the E U.S. and E Asia
also wistaria wis·tar′ia (-ter′-)

Etymology: ModL, after Casper Wistar (1761-1818), Am anatomist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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