English Explanatory Dictionary

gorse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.

Pronunciation

gôrs /ɡɔɹs/ /ɡɔːs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gorse.wav

Word forms

gorse gorses

Etymology

From Middle English gorst, gors, from Old English gors, gorst, from Proto-West Germanic *gorst, from Proto-Germanic *gurstaz or Proto-West Germanic *gerstu (“barley”). Akin to German Gerste (“barley”) and Latin hordeum (“barley”). Also compare Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to bristle”), whence Proto-Celtic *garwos.

Synonyms

furze whin

Derived words

gorse bird gorse chat gorse duck gorse hatcher gorseland gorsy Meynell's Gorse
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