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gorse

Pronunciation: /gɔːs/

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Definition of gorse

noun

[mass noun]
  • a yellow-flowered shrub of the pea family, the leaves of which are modified to form spines, native to western Europe and North Africa.
    • Genus Ulex, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular the common European U. europaeus, which grows widely in heathy places

Derivatives

gorsy

adjective

Origin:

Old English gors, gorst, from an Indo-European root meaning 'rough, prickly', shared by German Gerste and Latin hordeum 'barley'

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