: a spiny yellow-flowered European shrub (Ulex europaeus) of the legume family
broadly
: any of several related plants (genera Ulex and Genista)
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Lined with prickly yellow-blossomed gorse, the path wound down toward Lough Tay — which is also called Guinness Lake, and resembles a pint of the brew with its smooth, dark surface edged by white sand.
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Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Meaty and also creamy aromas of leather, gorse, blackberries and prunes.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Having narrowly survived sending his tee shot onto the train tracks that run alongside the 488-yard hole, the world No. 33 went from frying pan to fire as his subsequent effort from the rough went careening left into the thick gorse across the other side of the fairway.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 19 July 2024
Ample rain in 2024 figured to dole that rough a starring role in this 152nd British Open, which tees off Thursday, especially the savage gorse with its knack for eating your ball and your skin (during retrieval of ball).
—Chuck Culpepper, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
This 100% Petit Verdot includes gorse and dry earth aromas, as well as black cherries, red fruit and strawberries mid palate.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Grassy and earth aromas, and flavors include fruit mid palate and some gorse on the finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
Brisk and seductively elegant aromas of cherries, raspberries, strawberries and slight gorse.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
Aromas quite light and festive and include red plums, sage, gorse and eucalyptus.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022
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Alexandra Kleeman, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
Meaty and also creamy aromas of leather, gorse, blackberries and prunes.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Having narrowly survived sending his tee shot onto the train tracks that run alongside the 488-yard hole, the world No. 33 went from frying pan to fire as his subsequent effort from the rough went careening left into the thick gorse across the other side of the fairway.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 19 July 2024
Ample rain in 2024 figured to dole that rough a starring role in this 152nd British Open, which tees off Thursday, especially the savage gorse with its knack for eating your ball and your skin (during retrieval of ball).
—Chuck Culpepper, Washington Post, 17 July 2024
This 100% Petit Verdot includes gorse and dry earth aromas, as well as black cherries, red fruit and strawberries mid palate.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Grassy and earth aromas, and flavors include fruit mid palate and some gorse on the finish.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
Brisk and seductively elegant aromas of cherries, raspberries, strawberries and slight gorse.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
Aromas quite light and festive and include red plums, sage, gorse and eucalyptus.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 31 July 2022
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“Gorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gorse. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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gorse
noun
: an evergreen shrub of the legume family that has yellow flowers and leaves reduced to spines
called also furze
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