n.
Pronunciation: f ə r- ' si-th ē - ə , chiefly Brit - ' s ī -
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ias also -ia
Etymology: New Latin, from William Forsyth † 1804 British botanist
Date: circa 1814
: 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
forsythia