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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024whin (hwin, win),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit.]- British Termsany thorny or prickly shrub, esp. gorse.
- Scandinavian; compare Icelandic hvīngras bent grass, Danish hvene, Swedish (h)ven
- late Middle English whynne, apparently 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whin /wɪn/ n - another name for gorse
Etymology: 11th Century: from Scandinavian; compare Old Danish hvine (græs), Norwegian hvine, Swedish hven WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gorse /gɔrs/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Plant Biologya spiny European evergreen shrub of the legume family, having primitive leaves and yellow flowers.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024furze (fûrz),USA pronunciation n. - gorse. Also called,[esp. Brit.,] whin.
- bef. 1000; Middle English furse, firse, Old English fyr(e)s; akin to Russian pyréĭ couch grass, Greek pȳrós wheat, Lithuanian dialect, dialectal pūraĩ winter wheat
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gorse (gôrs),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, esp. U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil. Also called furze;
[esp. Brit.,] whin.
- bef. 900; Middle English gorst, Old English; akin to German Gerste, Latin hordeum barley
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