gorse
An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowersAn evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.
» The hills of Galicia are adorned with granite and gorse.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.
Ginster, Stechginster
дро́кdrók, утёсникutjósnik
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
Examples
1 sentencesThe hills of Galicia are adorned with granite and gorse.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English gorst, gors, from Old English gors, gorst, from Proto-West Germanic *gFrom Middle English gorst, gors, from Old English gors, gorst, from Proto-West Germanic *gorst, from Proto-Germanic *gurstaz or Proto-West Germanic *gerstu (“barley”).
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Forms
plural: gorsesSynonyms
4 synonyms- very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe:furzewhinIrish gorseUlex europaeus
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable