wisteria

wis·te·ria

noun \wis-ˈtir-ē-ə\

Definition of WISTERIA

: any of a genus (Wisteria) of mostly woody leguminous vines of China, Japan, and the southeastern United States that have pinnately compound leaves and long racemes of showy blue, white, purple, or rose papilionaceous flowers and that include several (as W. sinensis and W. floribunda) grown as ornamentals

Variants of WISTERIA

wis·te·ria also wis·tar·ia \-ˈtir-ē-ə also -ˈter-\

Illustration of WISTERIA

Origin of WISTERIA

New Latin Wisteria, from Caspar Wistar †1818 American physician

First Known Use: 1842

Rhymes with WISTERIA

Algeria, Assyria, asteria, bacteria, diphtheria, Egeria, Elyria, Iberia, Illyria, Liberia, Nigeria, plumeria, porphyria, Siberia