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Furze — Furze, n. [OE. firs, As. fyrs.] (Bot.) A thorny evergreen shrub ({Ulex Europ[ae]us}), 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}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Furze — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Black Metal, Doom Metal Gründung 1996 Website http://www … Deutsch Wikipedia
furze — furze; furze·ling; … English syllables
furze — [fə:z US fə:rz] n [U] a wild bush with sharp stems and bright yellow flowers … Dictionary of contemporary English
furze — evergreen shrub, O.E. fyrs, of unknown origin, with no known connections … Etymology dictionary
furze — [fʉrz] n. [ME firs < OE fyrs < IE base * pūro , cereal > Czech pýr, couch grass] a prickly evergreen shrub (Ulex europaeus) of the pea family, with dark green spines and yellow flowers, native to European wastelands; gorse; whin furzy… … English World dictionary
Furze — This is a topographical surname of Olde English pre 7th century origins. Recorded in spellings of Furse, Furze, Fursan, Furslan, and Fursland, it translates as one who lives by the furze or gorse , or possibly at a place called Furze . As gorse… … Surnames reference
furze — noun 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. Clumps of withered grass stood out on the hill top; … Wiktionary
furze — see when the furze is in bloom, my love’s in tune … Proverbs new dictionary
Furze (disambiguation) — Furze is a genus of about 20 species of evergreen shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae.Furze may also refer to:* Mark Furze (born 1986), Australian actor * The Furze, a British indie bandee also* Furs … Wikipedia
furze|chat — «FURZ CHAT», noun. = whinchat. (Cf. ↑whinchat) … Useful english dictionary
