forsythia的词源

英文词源

forsythia (n.)

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."

中文词源

forsythia：连翘属植物

来自18世纪苏格兰园艺学家William Forsyth, 以表达对他从中国引进该植物的敬意。

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