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 Definitions of gorse  [ɔrs]  

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Definition of 'gorse' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) gorse
any spiny European evergreen shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers.

Etymology:  (bef. 900; ME gorst, OE; akin to OHG gersta, L hordeum barley)

Definition of 'gorse' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) gorse, furze, whin, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe


Definition of 'gorse' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) gorse
furze. See Furze



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