| Wistar, Caspar | <person> U.S. Biologist, 1760-1818, after whom the Wistar Institute is named. See: Wistar rats. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| wistaria | <botany> A genus of climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous clusters of pale bluish flowers. The species commonest in cultivation is the Wistaria Sinensis from Eastern Asia. W. Fruticosa grows wild in the southern parts of the United States. Origin: So named after Caspar Wistar, an American anatomist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| rats, wistar | A strain of albino rat developed at the wistar institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain. (12 Dec 1998) |
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