furze
Prickly yellow bloomer
Furze is a thorny evergreen shrub with yellow flowers, common on European heathlands.
The word is largely British and somewhat literary; the same plant is more commonly called gorse.
The hillside was covered in furze and bracken.
Having sharp protrusions
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- spinyHaving sharp points
- barbedHaving sharp projections
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
bristle · needle · thorn · spine · dense · impenetrable · defensive · scratchy
Bristled cleaning stick
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
- bushMulti-stemmed woody plant
- evergreenRetains foliage year-round
prickly · thorny · Irish · Scottish · Welsh · Cornish · countryside · rural
Open uncultivated upland
- heathOpen land with shrubs
- heatherMoorland flowering shrub
- peatlandWetland with accumulated plant matter
- moorsUncultivated peaty highlands
bog · fen · upland · scrubland · fell · downs · commons · wilderness
Multi-stemmed woody plant
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- vegetationPlant life collectively
hedge · windbreak · cover · dense · low-growing · woody · perennial · clump
thorny
Having sharp protrusions
sharp · bristle · needle · thorn · spine · dense · impenetrable · defensive · scratchy · tangled
broom
Bristled cleaning stick
evergreen · prickly · thorny · Irish · Scottish · Welsh · Cornish · countryside · rural · landscape
moorland
Open uncultivated upland
- heathOpen land with shrubs
- heatherMoorland flowering shrub
- peatlandWetland with accumulated plant matter
moors · bog · fen · upland · scrubland · fell · downs · commons · wilderness · nature
bush
Multi-stemmed woody plant
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
vegetation · hedge · windbreak · cover · dense · low-growing · woody · perennial · clump · stand
golden
Bright yellow, or precious
bloom · petal · pollen · spring · bright · vibrant · showy · sunshine · cheerful · fragrant
combustible
Capable of burning
- kindlingMaterial for starting fires
- tinderCombustible material for ignition
- fuelEnergy source material
firewood · burnable · bonfire · blaze · scorch · wildfire · spark · dry · resinous · oily
- broom plants
furzeprivet
Shrub for formal hedges
boxwood · moss · lamb's ear · fern · soft grass