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wis·te·ria \-tirēə, -tēr-\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Caspar Wistar died 1818 American physician + New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : a genus of chiefly Asiatic mostly woody vines (family Leguminosae) several members of which are grown for ornament and which have pinnately-compound leaves and showy blue, white, purple, or rose pealike flowers in long drooping racemes that are succeeded by long flattened pods 2. -s : any plant or flower of the genus Wisteria: as a. : chinese wistaria b. : japanese wistaria
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