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forsythia

for·syth·i·a
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr-sith-ee-uh, -sahy-thee-uh, fer-]
    • /fɔrˈsɪθ i ə, -ˈsaɪ θi ə, fər-/
    • /fɔː.ˈsaɪθ.ɪə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-sith-ee-uh, -sahy-thee-uh, fer-]
    • /fɔrˈsɪθ i ə, -ˈsaɪ θi ə, fər-/

Definitions of forsythia word

  • noun forsythia 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. 1
  • noun forsythia A widely cultivated ornamental Eurasian shrub whose bright yellow flowers appear in early spring before the leaves. 1
  • noun forsythia flowering shrub 1
  • variable noun forsythia Forsythia is a bush whose yellow flowers appear in the spring before the leaves have grown. 0
  • noun forsythia 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 0
  • noun forsythia any of a genus (Forsythia) of shrubs of the olive family, having yellow, bell-shaped flowers that bloom in early spring 0
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forsythia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • weeping golden bell

    a Chinese shrub, Forsythia suspensa, of the olive family, having long, arching, pendulous, hollow branches that root at the tip in age, and golden-yellow flowers.

  • olive family

    the plant family Oleaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having opposite, simple or pinnately compound leaves, usually small and sometimes showy flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry, capsule, or winged seed, and including the ash, forsythia, lilac, olive, and privet.
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