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Meaning of "wisteria" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WISTERIA

From New Latin, named after Caspar Wistar (1761–1818), American anatomist.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WISTERIA

wisteria  [wɪˈstɪərɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WISTERIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wisteria is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WISTERIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wisteria

Wisteria

Wisteria is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the Eastern United States and to China, Korea, and Japan. Some species are popular ornamental plants, especially in China and Japan. An aquatic flowering plant with the common name wisteria or 'water wisteria' is in fact Hygrophila difformis, in the family Acanthaceae.

Definition of wisteria in the English dictionary

The definition of wisteria in the dictionary is any twining leguminous woody climbing plant of the genus Wisteria, of E Asia and North America, having blue, purple, or white flowers in large drooping clusters.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WISTERIA


anterior
ænˈtɪərɪə
archaebacteria
ˌɑːkɪbækˈtɪərɪə
asteria
æsˈtɪərɪə
bacteria
bækˈtɪərɪə
cafeteria
ˌkæfɪˈtɪərɪə
criteria
kraɪˈtɪərɪə
cyanobacteria
ˌsaɪənəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
enterobacteria
ˌɛntərəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
eubacteria
ˌjuːbækˈtɪərɪə
exterior
ɪkˈstɪərɪə
groceteria
ˌɡrəʊsəˈtɪərɪə
hysteria
hɪˈstɪərɪə
interior
ɪnˈtɪərɪə
listeria
lɪsˈtɪərɪə
ministeria
ˌmɪnɪˈstɪərɪə
mycobacteria
ˌmaɪkəʊbækˈtɪərɪə
posterior
pɒˈstɪərɪə
Styria
ˈstɪərɪə
ulterior
ʌlˈtɪərɪə
washateria
ˌwɒʃəˈtɪərɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WISTERIA

wishy-washy
wisket
Wisla
Wislany Zalew
Wismar
wisp
wispier
wispiest
wispily
wispiness
wispish
wisplike
wispy
wist
wistaria
wistful
wistfully
wistfulness
wistiti
wistly

WORDS THAT END LIKE WISTERIA

Algeria
coliform bacteria
corynebacteria
cowfeteria
feria
galleria
hatteria
imperia
Liberia
mass hysteria
mob hysteria
Nigeria
nitric bacteria
nitrobacteria
nitrous bacteria
pizzeria
psalteria
Santeria
trichobacteria
washeteria

Synonyms and antonyms of wisteria in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wisteria» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WISTERIA

Find out the translation of wisteria to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wisteria from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wisteria» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

紫藤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

glicinas
570 millions of speakers

English

wisteria
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

wisteria
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوستارية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глицинии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

glicínias
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Wisteria
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

glycines
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wisteria
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glyzinien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

등나무
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wisteria
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

wisteria
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விஸ்டேரியா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विस्तेरिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

morsalkım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

glicine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wisteria
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гліцинії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Wisteria
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλυκίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wisteria
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

blåregn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blåregn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wisteria

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WISTERIA»

The term «wisteria» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.405 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WISTERIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «wisteria» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «wisteria» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wisteria

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WISTERIA»

Discover the use of wisteria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wisteria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tangled in Wisteria
Absolutely! J. Andrew Lockhart tells us in Tangled in Wisteria how this happened in his life. This story of his amazing victory is followed by a collection of his modern English versions of the Japanese poems of tanka, haiku, and senryu.
J. Andrew Lockhart, 2008
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The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge:
A Reminiscence of Sherlock Holmes Eccles was shocked to hear of Aloysius Garcia's beating death.
Arthur Conan Doyle, 2011
3
House with Wisteria: Memoirs of Turkey Old and New
This edition of Halidé Edib Adivar's Memoirs, prefaced with Sibel Erol's excellent introduction, is important and timely.
Halide Edib, 2011
4
Adventure of Wisteria Lodge EBook
A fantastic night ends for Mr. Scott Eccles when he wakes to find his host is dead.
Vincent Goodwin, 2012
5
Training Wisteria: A Play in Two Acts
Playbook.
Molly Smith Metzler, 2004
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Wisteria
Wisteria is the story of such a relationship and the trials that must be endured in order to escape from it.
Sallie Smith Tribou, 2005
7
The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria
In The Pillow Book of Lady Wisteria, Laura Joh Rowland once again has written a book in which "an exotic setting, seventeenth-century Japan, and a splendid mystery...make for grand entertainment" (New York Daily News).
Laura Joh Rowland, 2007
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Wisteria: Twilight Poems from the Swamp Country
Dawes finds meaning in Sumter, South Carolina, as the voices of women who lived through most of the twentieth century unfold with the raw honesty of people who have waited for a long time to finally speak their mind.
Kwame Senu Neville Dawes, 2006
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Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The ...
Wisteria. Wisteria,. wistaria. Spring-blooming. woody. vines. Description: Wisterias are vigorous woody vines that can grow more than 10' a year, ultimately reaching over 30' long. The deciduous, dark green, compound leaves drop in late fall, ...
Fern Marshall Bradley, Barbara W. Ellis, 2008
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Welcome to Wisteria Lane: On America's Favorite Desperate ...
** COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED ** As the hit television showDesperate Housewivescontinues to seduce viewers with its outrageous humor, absorbing mysteries, and deliciously naughty images of suburbia, this collection of essays examines the ...
Leah Wilson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WISTERIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wisteria is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man found dead aboard sailboat near Wisteria Island
A man living aboard his sailboat was found dead of a possible heroin overdose near Wisteria Island Thursday morning, bringing the number of fatalities found ... «KeysNews.com, Jun 15»
2
Stunning images as wisteria blooms early at Jesus College in …
This is the beautiful scene at a Cambridge college after its wisteria bloomed a month earlier than expected. 0Share 0Share 0Tweet 0Share. Report this gallery. «Cambridge News, Apr 15»
3
Judge rules against Key West developer in Wisteria Island …
A federal judge has ruled that the federal courts have no jurisdiction in the ownership dispute over Wisteria Island in Key West Harbor, quashing plans for an ... «KeysNet, Mar 15»
4
Don't blink! The wisteria at Rancho Los Cerritos is here, but only for …
The wisteria arbor at Rancho Los Cerritos blooms for a short time each year, but this year, because of the heat, the beautiful purple blossoms' time with us will be ... «Long Beach Press Telegram, Mar 15»
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Two Tiffany Wisteria lamps sell for over $1m EACH
In 1906, around the time the pair was made, the price for a Wisteria lamp was $400, making it one of the most expensive lamps for the time. The 2014 equivalent ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
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Wisteria Lodge: Charges over Coventry children's home abuse …
The charges relate to allegations of abuse at Wisteria Lodge, which was owned by Coventry City Council and was closed and demolished a few years ago. «BBC News, Dec 14»
7
2 wisteria lamps centerpiece of Tiffany auction
The two wisteria leaded-glass lamps are successively numbered, indicating the 2,000 pieces for each were cut from the same sheets of glass. They came into ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
8
Wisteria flowers arrive FOUR weeks early after mild April weather
After the chilling cold and soaking rains of the last few months, Britain is due some sort of weather related happiness and it has finally come in the form of a ... «Daily Mail, Apr 14»
9
Earlsdon children's home abuse probe results in two arrests
An inquiry was launched after former residents of Wisteria Lodge, in Earlsdon, made accusations against the two former staff members. It is understood the ... «Coventry Telegraph, Apr 14»
10
Don't worry about wisteria. You can beat it up a bit and it'll still bloom
Wisteria is one of those vines that's difficult to get a grip on. “Why doesn't my wisteria bloom?” is a common lament. “When should I prune?” is another common ... «Globe and Mail, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Wisteria [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/wisteria>. Apr 2024 ».
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