gorse

gorse
noun
  1. [mass noun]a yellow-flowered shrub of the pea family, the leaves of which are modified to form spines, native to western Europe and North Africa
    荆豆属植物,荆豆(开黄花的豆科灌木,其叶变形形成刺,产于西欧和北非)
  2. Genus Ulex, family Leguminosae: several species, in particular the common European U. europaeus, which grows widely in heathy places
    荆豆属,豆科:数种,尤指常见的欧洲荆豆,广泛生长于灌木丛中
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gorsy
adjective
语源
  1. Old English gors, gorst, from an Indo-European root meaning 'rough, prickly', shared by German Gerste and Latin hordeum 'barley'
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