83%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. /wɪs.ˈtɛɹ.i.ə/, /wɪs.ˈtiɹ.i.ə/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the name of the flowering plant, which was named for the American anatomist Caspar Wistar. Categories ends in -ria, English nature names, English nouns, fictional characters, flora, flowers, nature, plants, purple, rare English