ulexn.
/ˈjuːlɛks/ Botany.
A genus of thorny papilionaceous shrubs belonging to the order Leguminosæ; a plant belonging to this genus, esp. Ulex Europæus the common furze, gorse, or whin.
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whin-bush1483
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thorn-broom1578
thorny broom1597
fursell1639
dwarf furze1650
French furze1659
ulex1753
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word).
1755 Dict. Arts & Sci. Ulex, in botany, a genus..of plants, with a papilionaceous flower; and an oblong turgid pod for its fruit.
1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species xiii. 439 The embryonic leaves of the ulex or furze..are pinnate or divided like the ordinary leaves of the leguminosæ.
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