Furze \Furze\, n. [OE. firs, As. fyrs.] (Bot.) A thorny evergreen shrub ({Ulex Europ[ae]us}), 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}.
Ulex europaeus n : very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe [syn: {gorse}, {furze}, {whin}, {Irish gorse}]