forsythia

See also: Forsythia

English

Etymology

Modern Latin, named in honor of Scottish horticulturist William Forsyth, who brought the shrub over from China. Forsyth's own name is from Irish Gaelic Fearsithe, meaning "man of peace."

Noun

forsythia (plural forsythias)

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.

Translations

shrub of genus Forsythia

Bulgarian: форзиция f (forzicija), златни звънчета n pl (zlatni zvǎnčeta)
Chinese: 連翹
Czech: zlatice (cs) f
Finnish: onnenpensas (fi)
German: Forsythie (de) f
Interlingua: forsythia

Japanese: レンギョウ (rengyō), 連翹
Lithuanian: forsitija f, forzitija f
Polish: forsycja (pl) f
Romanian: forsiția (ro) f
Swedish: forsythia (sv) c
Ukrainian: форзиція f (forzycija)
Vietnamese: liên kiều

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɔʁ.si.sja/

Noun

forsythia m (plural forsythias)

forsythia

References

“forsythia” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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