forsythia
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forsythia /fɔːˈsʌɪθɪə, fə-/
▶noun an ornamental shrub whose bright yellow flowers appear in early spring before its leaves. [Genus Forsythia: several species.]
– origin mod. L., named after the 18th-cent. Scottish botanist William Forsyth, said to have introduced the shrub into Britain from China.
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