Gorse
Pronunciation : Gorse
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. & AS. gorst; perh. akin to E. grow, grass.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: Furze. See Furze. The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorse. Cowper. Gorse bird (Zo?l.), the European linnet; -- called also gorse hatcher. [Prov. Eng.] -- Gorse chat (Zo?l.), the winchat. -- Gorse duck, the corncrake; -- called also grass drake, land drake, and corn drake.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913