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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 [fɔːˈsaɪθɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any oleaceous shrub of the genus Forsythia, native to China, Japan, and SE Europe but widely cultivated for its showy yellow bell-shaped flowers, which appear in spring before the foliage
[New Latin, named after William Forsyth (1737-1804), English 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
Translations
forsythia [fɔːˈsaɪθɪə] Nforsitia f
forsythia [fɔːrˈsaɪθiə] nforsythia m
forsythia
nForsythie f
forsythia [fɔːˈsaɪθɪə] nforsizia
forsythia [fɔːˈsaɪθɪə] nforsizia


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This winter, which was colder than the average Los Angeles winter, has given us more blooms than usual on the lilacs and forsythias that may be spotted here and there.
It was warm too, fooling the forsythias into behaving as if it were April.
 
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