furze
furze · furzes
A thorny evergreen shrub, with yellow flowers, Ulex genA thorny evergreen shrub, with yellow flowers, Ulex gen. et spp., of which Ulex europaeus is particularly common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain and Ireland.
/fɜː(ɹ)z/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A thorny evergreen shrub, with yellow flowers, Ulex gen. et spp., of which Ulex europaeus is particularly common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain and Ireland.
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
Origin
From Middle English firse, furs, from Old English fyrs (“furze, gorse, bramble”), from OldFrom Middle English firse, furs, from Old English fyrs (“furze, gorse, bramble”), from Old English fyres (“furze”), related to Old English fȳr (“fire”); otherwise of unknown origin.
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