wisteria

[ wi-steer-ee-uh ]

noun
  1. any climbing shrub belonging to the genus Wisteria, of the legume family, having showy, pendent clusters of blue-violet, white, purple, or rose flowers.

Origin of wisteria

1
<New Latin Wistaria (1818), named after Caspar Wistar (1761–1818), U.S. anatomist; see -ia
  • Also wis·tar·i·a [wi-steer-ee-uh, -stair-]. /wɪˈstɪər i ə, -ˈstɛər-/.

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How to use wisteria in a sentence

  • I, who had been sitting calm, on the low parapet beneath the tenderly sprouting wistaria arbour, broke my philosophic silence.

    Jaffery | William J. Locke
  • Over my head rustle the thick vines–a wistaria among them, which may or may not survive another winter.

    The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard Eaton
  • There was a verandah column wound with a massive wistaria vine near the window of the baby's room.

    The Butterfly House | Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • Climbing wistaria vines wreathed the windows, and sheltered by these he found himself secure from observation.

    Red Pepper Burns | Grace S. Richmond
  • The lane was something of an adventure to the children of Wistaria Terrace.

    Mary Gray | Katharine Tynan

British Dictionary definitions for wisteria

wisteria

/ (wɪˈstɪərɪə) /


noun
  1. 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

Origin of wisteria

1
C19: from New Latin, named after Caspar Wistar (1761–1818), American anatomist

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