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wisteria

DEFINITIONS OF: wisteria

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n any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria

Synonyms:
wistaria
Types:
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Japanese wistaria, Wisteria floribunda
having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue
Chinese wistaria, Wisteria chinensis
having deep purple flowers
American wistaria, American wisteria, Wisteria frutescens
an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers
Wisteria venusta, silky wisteria
a wisteria of China having white flowers
Type of:
vine
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
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