dictionary.ptgorsenounmasculinegeneral useuncommon/to.ʒu/to·joPortuguêsEnglishEspañolFrançaisDefinition1A thorny shrub of the legume family, common in poor and dry lands of Portugal, with yellow flowers.Usage examples“The fields are covered with flowering gorse.”“Gorse is used as a natural hedge and to feed livestock.”SynonymsfurzewhinCommon combinationsgorse bushgorse flowergorse hedgeburning gorse
A thorny shrub of the legume family, common in poor and dry lands of Portugal, with yellow flowers.Usage examples“The fields are covered with flowering gorse.”“Gorse is used as a natural hedge and to feed livestock.”SynonymsfurzewhinCommon combinationsgorse bushgorse flowergorse hedgeburning gorse