wistaria

Other forms: wistarias

Definitions of wistaria

1. noun

   any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
   synonyms: wisteria

   types:

   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