furze

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/fɜːz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fûrz)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
furze  (fûrz),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. gorse. Also called,[esp. Brit.,] whin. 
  • bef. 1000; Middle English furse, firse, Old English fyr(e)s; akin to Russian pyréĭ couch grass, Greek pȳrós wheat, Lithuanian dialect, dialectal pūraĩ winter wheat

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
furze /fɜːz/ n
  1. another name for gorse
Etymology: Old English fyrsˈfurzy adj
'furze' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
gorse - bream - jag

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