Definitions

gorse

[gawrs] / gɔrs /

NOUN

bramble

Synonyms

STRONG

brier burr cleaver furze hedge nettle prick shrub spray thistle thorn

WEAK

catch weed goose grass prickly shrub thistle sage

NOUN

brush

Synonyms

STRONGEST

scrub thicket

STRONG

bracken brushwood chaparral coppice copse cover dingle fern grove hedge sedge shrubbery spinney undergrowth underwood

WEAK

boscage

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FURZE, GORSE, or WHIN.—Is used in husbandry for fences, and is also much cultivated for fuel for burning lime, heating ovens, &c.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William

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