Furze
Pronunciation : Furze
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. firs, As. fyrs.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europ?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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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