Meaning of FURZE
| Pronunciation: | | furz
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| | Definition: | | [n] very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe |
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| | Synonyms: | | gorse, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus, whin |
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| | See Also: | | bush, genus Ulex, shrub, Ulex | |
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| | Definition: | | \Furze\, n. [OE. firs, As. fyrs.] (Bot.)
A thorny evergreen shrub ({Ulex Europ[ae]us}), with beautiful
yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of
Great Britain; -- called also {gorse}, and {whin}. The dwarf
furze is {Ulex nanus}.
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