FURZE
\fˈɜːz], \fˈɜːz], \f_ˈɜː_z]\
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The whin or gorse, a prickly evergreen bush with beautiful yellow lowers, so called from the likeness of its spines to those of the fir-tree.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].