wistaria

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UK/wɪsˈtɛəɹi.ə/UK/wɪsˈtɪə̯.ɹi.ə/US/wɪsˈtɛɹi.ə/US/wɪsˈtɪɹ.i.ə/

A form of wisteria — Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States.

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nounwistaria (countable and uncountable, plural wistarias)

plural wistarias

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of wisteria.

    [A]long their time-marked walls wistaria threw patches of mauve blossom.

    1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XXII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 222
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    Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.

    1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “Afterglow”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 168

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany flowering vine of the genus Wisteria

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APA

wistaria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wistaria

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“wistaria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wistaria. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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