FORSYTHIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does forsythia mean? 

• FORSYTHIA (noun)
  The noun FORSYTHIA has 1 sense:

1. any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers

  Familiarity information: FORSYTHIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FORSYTHIA (noun)

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Meaning:

Any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("forsythia" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)

Holonyms ("forsythia" is a member of...):

genus Forsythia (forsythia)