furze

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

gorse, whin, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus

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