MEANING
A thorny evergreen shrub with bright yellow flowers.
Use it for
Prickly slopes, exposed scrubland, and bright spring color.Combine vivid flowers with obstructive thorns.
Words that belong together
- yellow gorse
- gorse thicket
- flowering gorse
On the page
Gorse burned yellow along the hillside.
Her sleeve caught on the gorse beside the gate.
Warm air carried the scent of flowering gorse.
Nearby words
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- gorse
Usage notes
Primary category: environment. A specific plant, not a synonym for all prickly scrub; its flowers can have a coconutlike scent. Usually mass or collective; gorses for species or kinds.
Practice this word in a sentenceYour margin notes
Keep a thought for later. Sign in to save privately.