Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
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 — noun any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria • Syn: ↑wisteria • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Hyponyms: ↑Japanese wistaria, ↑Wisteria floribunda, ↑Chinese wistaria, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Wisteria — , WISTARIA The wisteria is a climbing woody vine clustered with drooping, pealike, purplish or white flowers. The name of this vine was given by Thomas Nuttal, curator of Harvard s Botanical Garden, who made an error in spelling the name of … Dictionary of eponyms
Wisteria — 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 — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
wisteria — ☆ wisteria [wister′ē əwis tir′ē ə ] n. [ModL, after Casper Wistar (1761 1818), Am anatomist] any of a genus (Wisteria) of twining woody vines or shrubs of the pea family, with fruits that are pods and showy clusters of bluish, white, pink, or… … English World dictionary
Wisteria — Wis*te ri*a, n. Same as {Wistaria}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wisteria — is the usual form for the climbing plant, not wistaria. It is named after the 18c American anatomist Casper Wistar (or Wister) … Modern English usage
