English Explanatory Dictionary

furze

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A thorny evergreen shrub, with yellow flowers, Ulex gen. et spp., of which Ulex europaeus is particularly common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain and Ireland.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/fɜː(ɹ)z/

Word forms

furze furzes firrs

Etymology

From Middle English firse, furs, from Old English fyrs (“furze, gorse, bramble”), from Old English fyres (“furze”), related to Old English fȳr (“fire”); otherwise of unknown origin.

Synonyms

gorse whin

Derived words

common furze dwarf furze furzechat furzed furzeling furze-pig furzy needle furze
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