ulex europaeus

Noun

Synonyms: gorse furze whin Irish gorse Ulex europaeus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western EuropeSynonyms: gorse furze whin Irish gorse Ulex europaeus

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Furze \Furze\, n. [OE. firs, As. fyrs.] (Bot.) A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europ[ae]us), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus. [1913 Webster]