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wis·te·ri·a 
[wi-steer-ee-uh] Pronunciation Key
[wi-steer-ee-uh] Pronunciation Key –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-] Pronunciation Key.
[wi-steer-ee-uh, -stair-] Pronunciation Key.[Origin: < NL Wistaria (1818), named after Caspar Wistar (1761–1818), U.S. anatomist; see -ia]
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| wis·ter·i·a
(wĭ-stîr'ē-ə) Pronunciation Key
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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wisteria
wisteria
1819, formed by botanist Thomas Nuttall, Eng. botanist, in allusion to Amer. anatomist Caspar Wistar (1761-1818) of Philadelphia. The -e- apparently is a misprint.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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