forsythia

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English

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weeping forsythia - Forsythia suspensa

Etymology

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From New Latin, named in honor of Scottish horticulturist William Forsyth, who brought the shrub over from China. Forsyth's own name is from Irish Fearsithe, meaning "man of peace."

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): [fɔːˈsajθijə]
  • (US) IPA(key): [fɔɹˈsɪθijə]
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Noun

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forsythia (plural forsythias)

  1. Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.
    • 1981 April 25, Andrea Loewenstein, “Voicens In The Night”, in Gay Community News, page 13:
      They heard laughing then, and looked up to see Ann and Bell coming down the street toward them. Ann had plucked a twig of forsythia, and was trying to arrange it in her hair. "Take that off!" Bell was saying. "It's got bugs crawling on it!"

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French

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Noun

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forsythia m (plural forsythias)

  1. forsythia

Further reading

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