/ gɔːs; NAmE gɔːrs/ ( BrE also furze ) noun
[ U ] a bush with thin leaves with sharp points and small yellow flowers. Gorse often grows on land that is not used or cared for.
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English gors , gorst , from an Indo-European root meaning rough, prickly, shared by German Gerste and Latin hordeum barley.