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Definition of: forsythia
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(fôr·sith′ē·ə, -sī′thē·ə, fər-) noun
One of a genus (Forsythia) of slender shrubs of the olive family native to China and Japan. Two species, F. viridissima and F. suspensa, are widely cultivated as ornamental plants. [after Wm. Forsyth, 1737–1804, British botanist, who brought the shrub from China]
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