Meaning & use
forsythia bush
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Meaning
nouncountable
A garden shrub with many thin branches that produces bright yellow flowers in early spring before its leaves appear.
Grammar: Countable: one forsythia bush, two forsythia bushes. The plant itself is often called just 'forsythia'.
The forsythia bush in our front yard is the first plant to bloom each year.
She planted a forsythia bush along the fence for a splash of early color.
After the forsythia bush finished flowering, he pruned the old branches.
Word forms
| plural | forsythia bushes |
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Common combinations
- forsythia bush in bloom
- The forsythia bush in bloom was covered with yellow flowers.
- plant a forsythia bush
- They decided to plant a forsythia bush near the patio.
- prune a forsythia bush
- You should prune a forsythia bush right after it flowers.
- yellow forsythia bush
- A yellow forsythia bush stood out against the gray spring sky.
Synonyms and how they differ
- forsythia
- This is the usual name for the plant; 'forsythia bush' just adds the idea of its bushy shape.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'forsythia bush' correctly?
Choose one answer.
A forsythia bush is a shrub known for yellow spring flowers. Option 2 is wrong because it is not a tree; option 3 is wrong because it is deciduous, not evergreen; option 4 is wrong because it does not produce large red fruit.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “forsythia bush”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.