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furze
\ˈfərz\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English firse, furse, from Old English fyrs; akin to Greek pyros wheat, pyrēn pit (of fruit), Lithuanian pūrai winter wheat, Old Slavic pyro spelt
: any of several plants of the genera Ulex and Genista; especially : a spiny evergreen shrub (U. europaeus) with yellow flowers that is very common throughout Europe and is often used for fuel and fodder — called also gorse, whin |