f 4 o 1 r 1 s 1 y 4 t 1 h 4 i 1 a 1
9 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun 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
originFrom New Latin, named in honor of Scottish horticulturist William Forsyth, who brought the shrub over from China. Forsyth's own name is from Irish Fearsithe, meaning "man of peace."
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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