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forsythia

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for·syth·i·a  (fôr-sth-, -sth-, fr-)
n.
Any of several shrubs of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and widely cultivated for their early-blooming yellow flowers.
[New Latin, genus name, after William Forsyth (1737-1804), Scottish horticulturist.]
forsythia [for-syth-ee-a]
Noun
a shrub with yellow flowers which appear in spring before the leaves [after William Forsyth, botanist]
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Noun1.forsythia - any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers
genus Forsythia - forsythia
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems


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As I leave the house in the morning I'll be checking the forsythia for new buds, and by the time its bright yellow blossoms begin to show, I will have set most of this year's boating schedule.
Behind the boat by Ellis, Jim / BOAT/U.S. Magazine
for the best success, pick large spring blooms (try tulips, daffodils, forsythia and narcissus), cut the ends cleanly with a sharp knife, and place them in a water-filled vase just big enough to hold them (change water and re-cut stems every two days).
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When I finally did, Tessa veered off of the path onto a connected sidewalk, careened off someone's picket fence, bumped through their front yard, dodged a tangled garden hose, slowed her bike, and gently fell into a forsythia bush.
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