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.

Note: The species commonest in cultivation is the Wistaria Sinensis from Eastern Asia. W. fruticosa grows wild in the southern parts of the United States.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)