"forsythia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: forsythias [plural]
Etymology: 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." Etymology templates: {{bor|en|NL.|-}} New Latin, {{der|en|ga|Fearsithe}} Irish Fearsithe Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Wikipedia link: William Forsyth (horticulturist), forsythia Categories (lifeform): Olive family plants Translations (shrub of genus Forsythia): boshtër [feminine] (Albanian), shtogër [feminine] (Albanian), fyshtër [feminine] (Albanian), форзиция (forzicija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), златни звънчета (zlatni zvǎnčeta) [neuter, plural] (Bulgarian), 連翹 (Chinese), 连翘 (liánqiáo) (Chinese), zlatice [feminine] (Czech), onnenpensas (Finnish), Forsythie [feminine] (German), forsythia (Interlingua), レンギョウ (rengyō) (Japanese), 連翹 (Japanese), 개나리 (gaenari) (Korean), forsitija [feminine] (Lithuanian), forzitija [feminine] (Lithuanian), forsycja [feminine] (Polish), forsiția [feminine] (Romanian), forsitia [feminine] (Spanish), forsythia [common-gender] (Swedish), форзиція (forzycija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), liên kiều (Vietnamese)

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