GORSE


Meaning of GORSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgȯrs ]

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 ˈgȯr-sē adjective

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