forsythia

American  

[fawr-sith-ee-uh, -sahy-thee-uh, fer-] / fɔrˈsɪθ i ə, -ˈsaɪ θi ə, fər- /

noun

1. a shrub belonging to the genus Forsythia, of the olive family, native to China and southeastern Europe, species of which are cultivated for their showy yellow flowers, which blossom on the bare branches in early spring.

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forsythia British  

/ fɔːˈsaɪθɪə /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of forsythia

< New Latin, after William Forsyth (1737–1804), English horticulturist; see -ia

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Example Sentences

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forsythia

The two Bronze Age teeth produced highly divergent strains of Tannerella forsythia, a bacteria implicated in gum disease.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2024

Then forsythia, daffodils, magnolias, robins, and cherry trees, on down the line.

From Slate ● Mar. 24, 2024

A grapevine, manzanita or eucalyptus wreath makes a year-round framework for temporal additions like holly sprigs in December, followed by forsythia or pussy willows in March.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

As we drove through North Carolina and Virginia, I took note of the pine and redbud trees, forsythia, dogwoods and wisteria that were beginning to bloom.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2021

Unlike the stucco row house I’d lived in in London, this house, fully detached, was covered with wooden shingles, with a tangle of forsythia bushes plastered against the front and sides.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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