Forsythia

See also: forsythia

Translingual

Forsythia shrub

Etymology

Forsyth +‎ -ia, after William Forsyth (horticulturist)

Proper noun

Forsythia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae – the forsythias, native to Eurasia, principally east Asia.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Oleaceae - family; Forsythieae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Forsythia sect. Forsythia, Forsythia sect. Giralidianae - sections
- Forsythia × intermedia, Forsythia × kobendzae, Forsythia × variabilis - nothospecies
  - Forsythia europaea, Forsythia giraldiana, Forsythia japonica, Forsythia koreana, Forsythia likiangensis, Forsythia mandschurica, Forsythia mira, Forsythia ovata, Forsythia saxatilis, Forsythia suspensa, Forsythia togashii, Forsythia velutina, Forsythia viridissima - species

References

Forsythia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Forsythia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Forsythia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Forsythia at USDA Plants database

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