furze
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
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Origin
- From Middle English firse, furs, from Old English fyrs, from Old English fyres, related to Old English fȳr; otherwise of unknown origin.
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