gorse, furze, whin, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus
(noun) very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
furze (countable and uncountable, plural furzes)
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.
• gorse, whin
Furze
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Furze, n. Etym: [OE. firs, As. fyrs.] (Bot.)
Definition: A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europæus), 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
