- forsythia (n.)
[forsythia 词源字典]
- 1814, coined 1805 in Modern Latin as a genus name in honor of William Forsyth (1737-1804), Scottish horticulturalist who brought the shrub from China. The family name is from Gaelic Fearsithe "man of peace."[forsythia etymology, forsythia origin, 英语词源]