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Definition of gorse

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Furze 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.
Gorse
Gorse Gorse, n. [OE. & AS. gorst; perh. akin to E. grow, grass.] (Bot.) Furze. See Furze. The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorse. --Cowper. Gorse bird (Zo["o]l.), the European linnet; -- called also gorse hatcher. [Prov. Eng.] Gorse chat (Zo["o]l.), the winchat. Gorse duck, the corncrake; -- called also grass drake, land drake, and corn drake.

Meaning of gorse from wikipedia

- Ulex (commonly known as gorse, furze, or whin) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The genus comprises about 20 species of thorny evergreen...
- Ulex europaeus, the gorse, common gorse, furze or whin, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Western Europe. Growing to 2–3...
- Fabaceae. Gorse may also refer to: Georges Gorse (1915-2002), French politician and diplomat Gorse Trilogy, a series of novels by Patrick Hamilton Gorse (Aveyron)...
- Gorse Hall was the name given to two large houses in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, England, on a hill bordering Dukinfield (now in Tameside, but until...
- Ashlan Gorse Cousteau (née Ashlan McKain Gorse; born December 14, 1980) is an American entertainment journalist. She is known for her work with E! News...
- Gorse Hill and Cornbrook is an electoral ward of on Trafford Council, Trafford, Greater Manchester, covering Davyhulme. Created in 2023 following changes...
- Gorses (French pronunciation: [ɡɔʁs]; Occitan: Gòrsas) is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Communes of the Lot department "Répertoire...
- Mr. Stimpson and Mr. Gorse is a 1953 novel by Patrick Hamilton, the second in the Gorse Trilogy. The United Kingdom TV drama The Charmer from 1987, is...
- The Gorse Trilogy is a series of three novels, the last published works of the author Patrick Hamilton. The stories follow the anti-hero Ernest Ralph...
- built as a new town in the 1970s. Birchwood is made up of three districts: Gorse Covert, Locking Stumps and Oakwood. "The surface, at a distance, looks black...