gorse C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ɡɔrs/ UK /ɡɔːs/ See IPA manual Freq #80119 Meanings 1 noun a dense evergreen shrub with spiny leaves and bright yellow flowers, common on open land in western Europe Yellow gorse covered the heath above the coastal path. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a dense evergreen shrub... furzewhin Word family Related forms heathbroomshrub Etymology From Middle English gors or gorst, from Old English gors. The plant name is Germanic and may be related to words for bristling or rough growth, fitting the shrub's dense spines. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # gorse **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɡɔrs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɡɔːs/ **Frequency rank:** 80119 ## Meanings 1. a dense evergreen shrub with spiny leaves and bright yellow flowers, common on open land in western Europe ## Examples - Yellow gorse covered the heath above the coastal path. ## Synonyms - furze - whin ## Related Forms - heath - broom - shrub ## Etymology From Middle English gors or gorst, from Old English gors. The plant name is Germanic and may be related to words for bristling or rough growth, fitting the shrub's dense spines. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown