wistarian.

Brit.

/wᵻˈstɪərɪə/,

/wᵻˈstɛːrɪə/, U.S.

/wəˈstɪriə/,

/wəˈstɛriə/

Forms: Also wisteria; ( wysteria, westeria).

Etymology: modern Latin, < name of Caspar Wistar (or Wister ) 1761–1818, American anatomist; named by T. Nuttall in 1818: see -ia suffix¹.

a. Any plant of the genus Wistaria (N.O. Leguminosæ), native to North America, Japan, and China, the species of which are hardy, climbing, deciduous shrubs bearing racemes of blue-lilac papilionaceous flowers, the best known being W. sinensis (or chinensis), formerly Glycine chinensis.

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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental vine > [noun] > wistaria

kidney bean tree1736

wistaria1842

1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 376 Vines, roses, Wistarias, or other luxuriant climbers.

1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 486/1 Wistaria frutescens, Shrubby Wistaria... W. Chinensis, Chinese Wistaria.

1876 W. Black Madcap Violet vii. 59 The pale purple blossoms of the wysteria hanging in front of the sunlit walls.

1878 S. Phillips On Seaboard 173 The great Westeria's purple blooms.

attributive.1888 J. C. Harris Free Joe 199 A wisteria vine running helter-skelter across the roof of the little cabin.1895 A. Dobson At Convent Gate i, in Story of Rosina 97 Wistaria blossoms trail and fall Above the length of barrier wall.

b. A light blue-purple shade, the colour of wistaria blossom.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > purplish blue

lavender-blue1794

lavender1882

hyacinth1891

pansy1891

wistaria1911

1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 5 Apr. 24/1 (advt.) Important Silk Purchase..in colors of rose, Persian blue.., wisteria.

1927 Observer 3 Apr. 25/5 (advt.) Sunrise, geranium, wisteria, russet.

1974 Country Life 25 Apr. 1025/2 Her best colours..are wistaria, ice blue..and lemon yellow.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	wistaria
释义	wistarian. Brit. /wᵻˈstɪərɪə/, /wᵻˈstɛːrɪə/, U.S. /wəˈstɪriə/, /wəˈstɛriə/ Forms: Also wisteria; ( wysteria, westeria). Etymology: modern Latin, < name of Caspar Wistar (or Wister ) 1761–1818, American anatomist; named by T. Nuttall in 1818: see -ia suffix¹. a. Any plant of the genus Wistaria (N.O. Leguminosæ), native to North America, Japan, and China, the species of which are hardy, climbing, deciduous shrubs bearing racemes of blue-lilac papilionaceous flowers, the best known being W. sinensis (or chinensis), formerly Glycine chinensis. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental vine > [noun] > wistaria kidney bean tree1736 wistaria1842 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 376 Vines, roses, Wistarias, or other luxuriant climbers. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVII. 486/1 Wistaria frutescens, Shrubby Wistaria... W. Chinensis, Chinese Wistaria. 1876 W. Black Madcap Violet vii. 59 The pale purple blossoms of the wysteria hanging in front of the sunlit walls. 1878 S. Phillips On Seaboard 173 The great Westeria's purple blooms. attributive.1888 J. C. Harris Free Joe 199 A wisteria vine running helter-skelter across the roof of the little cabin.1895 A. Dobson At Convent Gate i, in Story of Rosina 97 Wistaria blossoms trail and fall Above the length of barrier wall. b. A light blue-purple shade, the colour of wistaria blossom. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > purplish blue lavender-blue1794 lavender1882 hyacinth1891 pansy1891 wistaria1911 1911 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 5 Apr. 24/1 (advt.) Important Silk Purchase..in colors of rose, Persian blue.., wisteria. 1927 Observer 3 Apr. 25/5 (advt.) Sunrise, geranium, wisteria, russet. 1974 Country Life 25 Apr. 1025/2 Her best colours..are wistaria, ice blue..and lemon yellow. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1842
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