furze
Meaning
A thorny evergreen shrub, with yellow flowers, Ulex gen. et spp., of which Ulex europaeus is particularly common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain and Ireland.
Synonyms
Translations
tojo
ginestrone
gaspeldoorn
Stechginster
Ulex ulex Ulex
argelac ulex europaeus
ύληξPronounced as (IPA)
/fɜː(ɹ)z/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English firse, furs, from Old English fyrs (“furze, gorse, bramble”), from Old English fyres (“furze”), related to Old English fȳr (“fire”); otherwise of unknown origin.
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