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
gorse (countable and uncountable, plural gorses)
Evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having spiny leaves and yellow flowers.
• furze, whin
• Geros, Grose, Regos, ergos, goers, gores, ogres, regos, soger
Source: Wiktionary
Gorse, n. Etym: [OE. & AS. gorst; perh. akin to E. grow, grass.] (Bot.)
Definition: Furze. See Furze. The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly gorse. Cowper. Gorse bird (Zoöl.), the European linnet; -- called also gorse hatcher. [Prov. Eng.] -- Gorse chat (Zoöl.), the winchat.
– Gorse duck, the corncrake; -- called also grass drake, land drake, and corn drake.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
