gorse

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English gorst, gors, from Old English gors, gorst, from Proto-West Germanic *gorst, from Proto-Germanic *gurstaz or Proto-West Germanic *gerstu (“barley”). Akin to German Gerste (“barley”) and Latin hordeum (“barley”). Also compare Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to bristle”), whence Proto-Celtic *garwos. === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: gôrs, IPA(key): /ɡɔɹs/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɔːs/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s === Noun === gorse (countable and uncountable, plural gorses) An evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers. ==== Synonyms ==== furze, whin ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== Ulex on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Geros, Goers, Grose, Regos, ergos, esrog, goers, gores, ogres, regos, roges, soger