GORSE Meaning of GORSE in English n. any spiny yellow-flowered shrub of the genus Ulex, esp. growing on European wastelands. Also called FURZE. gorsy adj.[ OE gors(t) rel. to OHG gersta, L hordeum, barley ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012