wisteria
pronunciation
How to pronounce wisteria in British English:
UK [wɪˈstɪəriə]
How to pronounce wisteria in American English:
US [wɪˈstɪriə]
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- Noun:
- any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
Word Origin
- Wisteria (n.)
- genus of woody vines, 1819, formed by Thomas Nuttall, English botanist, in recognition of American anatomist Caspar Wistar (1761-1818) of Philadelphia + abstract noun ending -ia. The -e- apparently is a misprint. The Wistar Institute was founded in 1892 by his great-nephew and named for him.
Example
- 1. The first stop is the stunning tub tao caves , covered in wisteria .
- 2. Wisteria tunnel is located at the kawachi fuji gardens in kitakyushu , japan .
- 3. Most of the forms are static , but the two wisteria stems are almost
- 4. Any flowering vine of the genus wisteria .
- 5. The audience that tunes in for the desperate housewives of wisteria lane is approaching 50 ( see chart 1 ) .