GORSE


Meaning of GORSE in English

■ 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.