Wistaria

Wistaria
Wistaria Wis*ta"ri*a, n. [NL.] [So named after Caspar Wistar, an American anatomist.] (Bot.) A genus of climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous clusters of pale bluish flowers. Now commonly spelled {Wisteria}. [1913 Webster]

Note: The species commonest in cultivation is the {Wistaria Sinensis} from Eastern Asia. {Wistaria fruticosa} grows wild in the southern parts of the United States. [1913 Webster]


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  • Wistaria fruticosa — Wistaria Wis*ta ri*a, n. [NL.] [So named after Caspar Wistar, an American anatomist.] (Bot.) A genus of climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous clusters of pale bluish flowers. Now commonly spelled {Wisteria}. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wistaria Sinensis — Wistaria Wis*ta ri*a, n. [NL.] [So named after Caspar Wistar, an American anatomist.] (Bot.) A genus of climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous clusters of pale bluish flowers. Now commonly spelled {Wisteria}. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • WISTARIA SINENSIS (SIMS.) SWEET - ГЛИЦИНИЯ КИТАЙСКАЯ — см. 443. Кустарник. Дерево. W. sinensis (Sims.) Sweet Глициния китайская Hort. Brit. (1827) 121. Краснов I (1897). Дер. и куст. 4 (1958) 144. S y n. Glycine chinensis Sims.; Wistaria chinensis DC.; W. consequana Loud.; Kraunhia sinensis Mak. М е… …   Справочник растений

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  • wistaria, wisteria —    The plant was named for an anatomist named Caspar Wistar, and some authorities therefore insist on the spelling wistaria. However, almost no dictionary supports this position, and the formal genus spelling of the plant is Wisteria. Finally,… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

  • wistaria, wisteria —    The plant was named for an anatomist named Caspar Wistar, and some authorities therefore insist on the spelling wistaria. However, almost no dictionary supports this position, and the formal genus spelling of the plant is Wisteria. Finally,… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

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