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wis⋅te⋅ri⋅a
[wi-steer-ee-uh] 
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–noun
| any climbing shrub belonging to the genus Wisteria, of the legume family, having showy, pendent clusters of blue-violet, white, purple, or rose flowers. |
Also, wis⋅tar⋅i⋅a [wi-steer-ee-uh, -stair-] .
[wi-steer-ee-uh, -stair-] .
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| wis·ter·i·a (wĭ-stîr'ē-ə) 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.] |
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Wistaria
Wis*ta"ri*a\, n. [NL.] [So named after Caspar Wistar, an American anatomist.] (Bot.) 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.
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