wistaria:
a. Any plant of the genus Wistaria (N.O. Leguminosę), native to N. America, Japan, and China, the species of which are hardy, climbing, deciduous shrubs bearing racemes of blue-lilac papilionaceous flowers, the best known being W. sinensis (or chinensis), formerly Glycine chinensis.
b. A light blue-purple shade, the colour of wistaria blossom.
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