needle furze

noun

Genista anglica, a shrubby flowering plant of the family Fabaceae.

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pettywhinbroom treepetty whinGenista anglica

Meanings

nounneedle furze (uncountable)
  1. uncountableGenista anglica, a shrubby flowering plant of the family Fabaceae.

    Synonyms: pettywhin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGenista anglica, a shrubby flowering plant of the family Fabaceae.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounprickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe

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broom treepetty whinGenista anglica
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan ginestola ànglica
  • ginestola ànglicaGenista anglica
Dutch stekelbrem
  • stekelbremGenista anglica
Finnish oraväriherne
  • oraväriherneGenista anglica
French genêt d'Angleterre, petit genêt épineux
  • genêt d'AngleterreGenista anglica
  • petit genêt épineuxGenista anglica
  • genisetteGenista anglica
German Englischer Ginster
  • Englischer GinsterGenista anglica
Polish janowiec angielski
  • janowiec angielskiGenista anglica
Spanish gatiña
  • gatiñaGenista anglica
Swedish nålginst
  • nålginstGenista anglica
Welsh cracheithin, cracheithinen
  • cracheithinGenista anglica
  • cracheithinenGenista anglica
Cite this entry
APA

needle furze. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needle%20furze

MLA

“needle furze.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needle%20furze. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “needle furze,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needle%20furze.

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