wistaria

CIDE DICTIONARY

wistaria, n. [NL.] [So named after Caspar Wistar, an American anatomist.].

 A genus of climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous clusters of pale bluish flowers. Now commonly spelled Wisteria.  [1913 Webster]
" The species commonest in cultivation is the Wistaria Sinensis from Eastern Asia. Wistaria fruticosa grows wild in the southern parts of the United States."  [1913 Webster]