furze
[furz]
/fɜrz/
noun
1.
gorse
.
Also called,
especially British,
whin
.
Origin
before 1000;
Middle English
furse, firse,
Old English
fyr
(
e
)
s;
akin to
Russian
pyréĭ
couch grass,
Greek
pȳrós
wheat,
Lithuanian dialect
pūraĩ
winter wheat
British Dictionary definitions for
furze
furze
/
fɜːz
/
noun
1.
another name for
gorse
Derived Forms
furzy,
adjective
Word Origin
Old English
fyrs
Word Origin and History for
furze
n.
"evergreen shrub," Old English
fyrs
, of unknown origin, with no known connections.