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See also: Forsythia
English
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Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): [fɔːˈsajθijə]
- (US) IPA(key): [fɔɹˈsɪθijə]
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Noun
[edit]forsythia (plural forsythias)
- 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!"
Translations
[edit]shrub of genus Forsythia
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French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]forsythia m (plural forsythias)
Further reading
[edit]- “forsythia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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