Wisteria
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /wɪsˈtɛriə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wisteria is a noun meaning 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.
Meaning
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.
Example Sentences
I know it's typical of me to keep secrets to find my way back again Touch of conditional love Reasons to keep me from binding the pathogen Wisteria grows I just want a clear view
(I’m too often haunted by a line from her 2006 novel, Wicked!, in which she tackles 9/11 by lamenting that the “people leaping out of the flaming tower windows” tragically had “no wisteria to aid their descent.”)
Word Forms
- wisterias
Synonyms for wisteria
Depending on context, synonyms include wistaria.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wistaria, floribunda, woodbine, wintercreeper, witchweed, stringbush.
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