[ wɪ'stɪərɪə ]
(also wistaria -'stɛ:rɪə )
■ noun a climbing shrub of east Asia and North America, with hanging clusters of pale bluish-lilac flowers. [Genus Wisteria : several species.]
Origin
mod. L., named after the American anatomist Caspar Wistar (or Wister ) (1761–1818).