furzy

Variant of furze

furze definition

furze (fʉrz)

noun

a prickly evergreen shrub (Ulex europaeus) of the pea family, with dark-green spines and yellow flowers, native to European wastelands; gorse; whin

Etymology: ME firs < OE fyrs < IE base *pūro-, cereal > Czech pýr, couch grass

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