·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.
n. a shrub, Hakea ulcina,R. Br. See hakea. ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Brushwood, prepared for breaming. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
n. See hakea. ...
a hedge -hog. Glouc. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose