forsythia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of forsythia
< New Latin, after William Forsyth (1737–1804), English horticulturist; see -ia
Vocabulary lists containing forsythia
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Example Sentences
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The two Bronze Age teeth produced highly divergent strains of Tannerella forsythia, a bacteria implicated in gum disease.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024
A yellow forsythia bush bloomed under a cloudless blue sky; the sun shone in that newly spring way that makes you want to go outside and stay there.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023
Alas, as the daffodils and forsythia fade, that has not yet occurred.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2021
Or an oncologist who tells a breast cancer patient to forego chemotherapy for forsythia?
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2020
And with one swift motion, she kicked me in the shin and raced off down the path toward a cluster of bright yellow forsythia.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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