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forsythia

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for forsythia.

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When this clusterfuck first started revealing itself, the forsythia plants in my town had just started flowering.

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Quick take

Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for forsythia.

noun

Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.

Example sentences

1

When this clusterfuck first started revealing itself, the forsythia plants in my town had just started flowering.

2

We already know Forsythia is safe-ish to eat, has antiviral properties, and it's probably growing within a couple blocks of wherever you live.

3

A prime example for this is Forsythia that a lot of people in my area plant because its one of the first flowering trees in the year.

4

Meanwhile, Forsythia was entirely pointless in that movie.

5

I'm taking modest levels of Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin D, Quinine Hydrochloride, Zinc, and standardized Forsythia Extract.

6

I wonder if anyone has tried forsythia against covid?

7

Growing up in the NorthEast, I can say I've eaten many random berries, from the ones that grow on forsythia to the pimento looking ones that grow on shrubbery.

8

I live in a HOA, and the first thing I did when I moved in was to dig up all the forsythia along our driveway and replace them with grafted pawpaws.

9

For years every time I saw a forsythia bush flowering in the spring I would think of Jude Law's disaster of a character in Contagion, complete with hearing his lisp in my head.

Quote examples

1

For those who saw the movie "Contagion", their behavior is shockingly similar to the Jude Law character and its boosting of Forsythia.

2

Every time this chloroquine stuff comes up I just hear Jude Law's character from Contagion in my head saying "forsythia" over and over again in different sentence fragments.

Proper noun examples

1

I think this is a red herring, everyone knows the only treatment is Forsythia.

2

Just make sure you're all stocked up on Forsythia.

3

They literally have a trial on Forsythia.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use forsythia in a sentence?

When this clusterfuck first started revealing itself, the forsythia plants in my town had just started flowering.

What does forsythia mean?

Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.

What part of speech is forsythia?

forsythia is commonly used as noun.