wisteria

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

wisteria
    n 1: any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria [syn: {wisteria},
         {wistaria}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Wisteria \Wis*te"ri*a\, n.
   Same as {Wistaria}.
   [PJC]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]