gorse
noun/ɡɔːs/
/ɡɔːrs/
(British English also furze)
[uncountable]- a bush with thin leaves with sharp points and small yellow flowers. Gorse often grows on land that is not used or cared for.Topics Plants and treesc2Word OriginOld English gors, gorst, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘rough, prickly’, shared by German Gerste and Latin hordeum ‘barley’.
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