FURZES

Noun

furzes

plural of furze

Source: Wiktionary


FURZE

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



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DIRECTIONALITY

(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”


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