Chinese wisteria

American  

noun

1. a high-climbing Chinese vine, Wisteria sinensis, of the legume family, having hanging clusters of fragrant, bluish-violet flowers and long, velvety pods.

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Example Sentences

The area was heavily infested with many types of invasive plants; some of the Chinese wisteria vines were 6 inches in diameter.

From Washington Post

Winding through the tree and around the clubhouse is a gnarled Chinese wisteria vine brought to the grounds when the pre-club owners, the Berckmans family, ran the estate as a nursery.

From Golf Digest

Wisteria sinensis is the Chinese wisteria.

From Seattle Times

This month, garden centers and nurseries in the state began posting signs next to five other invasive species — burning bush, border privet, Chinese wisteria, Japanese wisteria and an Asian wisteria hybrid — warning that the plants may take over and endanger other species once they are planted.

From Washington Post

In the past year, workers removed invasive species like Japanese honeysuckle and Chinese wisteria from the parcels.

From New York Times