Ulex europaeus

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Noun1.Ulex europaeus - very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowersUlex europaeus - very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
furze, gorse, Irish gorse, whin
genus Ulex, Ulex - genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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Ulex europaeus, commonly known as European gorse or common gorse, is an evergreen with spiny branches bearing small green leaves.
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