furze

[ furz ]

noun

1. gorse.

furze

/ fɜːz /

noun

1. See gorse
   another name for gorse

Derived Forms

• ˈfurzy, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of furze¹

before 1000; Middle English furse, firse, Old English fyr ( e ) s; akin to Russian pyréĭ couch grass, Greek pȳrós wheat, Lithuanian dialect pūraĩ winter wheat

Word History and Origins

Origin of furze¹

Old English fyrs

Example Sentences

But behold, DiCaprio, whose volcanic growth of furze is surely proof that the vogue for beards needs to be trimmed back.

From The Daily Beast

But hold your tongue for a while, and cast your eye along the valley, and watch the mist gathering on the furze and sloe trees.

From Project Gutenberg

The clusters of furze-bushes bordered the steep sides of hollow roads in anticipation of the clusters of the hawthorn.

From Project Gutenberg

As a garden shrub the Furze may be grown either as a single lawn shrub or in the hedge or shrubbery.

From Project Gutenberg

His cover is in some young birch-trees, which form a leafy thicket among the furze.

From Project Gutenberg

In the furze on Tolworth Common—a resort of chats—the land-lizards are busy every sunny day.

From Project Gutenberg