gaspeldoorn

Meaning

gorse, specifically Ulex europaeus

Concepts

furze

gorse

whin

Translations

ajonc

Stechginster

tojo

aliaga

aulaga

tojo

argelat

ginestrone

Ulex

argelaga

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɣɑs.pəlˌdɔːrn/

Etymology

From a diminutive of Middle Dutch gaspe (“buckle”) + doorn (“thorn”). The first element is a variant form of the same word that yielded modern gesp (“buckle”); an oft repeated theory to explain this etymology is that the thorns of this shrub were used as pins for clothing.