n.
Pronunciation: ' go ̇ rs
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English gorst, from Old English; akin to Old High German gersta barley, Latin hordeum
Date: before 12th century
: a spiny yellow-flowered European shrub ( Ulex europaeus ) of the legume family broadly : any of several related plants (genera Ulex and Genista )
– gorsy \ ' go ̇ r-s ē \ adjective