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Wistaria
Wis-ta′ri-a
,Noun.
[NL.]
[So named after
Caspar
, an American anatomist.] Wistar
(Bot.)
A genus of climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous clusters of pale bluish flowers. Now commonly spelled
Wisteria
. ☞ The species commonest in cultivation is the
Wistaria Sinensis
from Eastern Asia. Wistaria fruticosa
grows wild in the southern parts of the United States. Definition 2024
wistaria
wistaria
English
Noun
wistaria (plural wistarias)
- Alternative spelling of wisteria
- 1907, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “chapter V”, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 4241346:
- 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.
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