forsythia

== English == === Etymology === From 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." === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): [fɔːˈsajθijə] (US) IPA(key): [fɔɹˈsɪθijə] === 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 ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English forsythia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɔʁ.si.tja/, /fɔʁ.si.sja/ === Noun === forsythia m (plural forsythias) forsythia === Further reading === “forsythia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012