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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.