- Wisteria (n.)
[Wisteria 词源字典]
- genus of woody vines, 1819, formed by Thomas Nuttall, English botanist, in recognition of American anatomist Caspar Wistar (1761-1818) of Philadelphia + abstract noun ending -ia. The -e- apparently is a misprint. The Wistar Institute was founded in 1892 by his great-nephew and named for him.[Wisteria etymology, Wisteria origin, 英语词源]