■ noun a yellow-flowered shrub of the pea family, the leaves of which have the form of spines. [ Ulex europaeus and related species.]
Derivatives
gorsy adjective
Origin
OE gors , gorst , from an Indo-Eur. root meaning 'rough, prickly'.
■ noun a yellow-flowered shrub of the pea family, the leaves of which have the form of spines. [ Ulex europaeus and related species.]
Derivatives
gorsy adjective
Origin
OE gors , gorst , from an Indo-Eur. root meaning 'rough, prickly'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004