Meanings
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.
They heard laughing then, and looked up to see Ann and Bell coming down the street toward them. Ann had plucked a twig of forsythia, and was trying to arrange it in her hair. "Take that off!" Bell was saying. "It's got bugs crawling on it!"
1981 April 25, Andrea Loewenstein, “Voicens In The Night”, in Gay Community News, page 13
Origin
- IrishFearsithe
- Englishforsythia
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."
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Arabic فُرْسَيْتِيَا, فُرْسِيتِيَا
- فُرْسَيْتِيَا (fursaytiyā)shrub of genus Forsythia
- فُرْسِيتِيَا (fursītiyā)shrub of genus Forsythia
- فُرْسِيتِيَة (fursītiya)shrub of genus Forsythia
Bulgarian форзиция, златни звънчета
- форзиция (forzicija)shrub of genus Forsythia
- златни звънчета (zlatni zvănčeta)shrub of genus Forsythia
Chinese 連翹 /连翘
- 連翹 /连翘shrub of genus Forsythia
Czech zlatice
- zlaticeshrub of genus Forsythia
Finnish onnenpensas
- onnenpensasshrub of genus Forsythia
German Forsythie
- Forsythieshrub of genus Forsythia
Japanese レンギョウ, 連翹
- レンギョウ (rengyō)shrub of genus Forsythia
- 連翹shrub of genus Forsythia
Korean 개나리
- 개나리 (gaenari)shrub of genus Forsythia
Lithuanian forsitija, forzitija
- forsitijashrub of genus Forsythia
- forzitijashrub of genus Forsythia
Persian یاس زرد
- یاس زرد (yâs zard)shrub of genus Forsythia
Polish forsycja
- forsycjashrub of genus Forsythia
Romanian forsiția
- forsițiashrub of genus Forsythia
Russian форзи́ция
- форзи́ция (forzícija)shrub of genus Forsythia
Spanish forsitia
- forsitiashrub of genus Forsythia
Swedish forsythia
- forsythiashrub of genus Forsythia
Ukrainian форзи́ція
- форзи́ція (forzýcija)shrub of genus Forsythia
Vietnamese liên kiều
- liên kiềushrub of genus Forsythia
Cite this entry
forsythia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsythia
“forsythia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsythia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forsythia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsythia.
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