Namely, 135

NAMELY

eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)

words based on or derived from a person's name.

First Known Use: mid-19^th century

“What’s in a Name?”

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2­

135: wisteria: a decorative vine with hanging grape-like clusters of lavender flowers (from Caspar Wistar, 1761–1818, a Philadelphia physician and teacher—so named by botanist Thomas Nuttall in honor of Wistar; earliest known use, 1842)

She bought some bright wisteria

To help the cafeteria,

Which—truth to tell—was somewhat grim.

Oh, time to brighten what is dim!

But people thought the flowers were

Some menu items. Some infer

That if it’s there, it’s there to eat.

And so? Wisteria defeat.

And customers—each Jill and Jack—
Who swore that they would not come back!

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