plural forsythias also forsythia
Definition of forsythia
: any of a genus (Forsythia) of ornamental shrubs of the olive family with opposite leaves and yellow bell-shaped flowers appearing before the leaves in early spring
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The first known use of forsythia was circa 1814
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