Definition of furze

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Furze (n.) A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europaeus), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus..

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Whin :: Whin (n.) Gorse; furze. See Furze.
Whinny :: Whinny (a.) Abounding in whin, gorse, or furze..
Gossamer :: Gossamer (n.) A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes, and is formed by small spiders..
Furzy :: Furzy (a. a.) bounding in, or overgrown with, furze; characterized by furze..
Kid :: Kid (n.) A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze.
Pettywhin :: Pettywhin (n.) The needle furze. See under Needle.
Furzen :: Furzen (a.) Furzy; gorsy.
Furzechat :: Furzechat (n.) The whinchat; -- called also furzechuck.
Broom Rape :: Broom rape () A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spiked flowers, and grow attached to the roots of other plants, as furze, clover, flax, wild carrot, etc. The name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this genus, as Aphyllon uniflorumand A. Ludovicianum..
Furze :: Furze (n.) A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europaeus), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus..
Gorse :: Gorse (n.) Furze. See Furze.
Whinberry :: Whinberry (n.) The English bilberry; -- so called because it grows on moors among the whins, or furze..
Furzeling :: Furzeling (n.) An English warbler (Melizophilus provincialis); -- called also furze wren, and Dartford warbler..
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