furze

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They scuttled along over the hillocks and through the furze of the seaside course at Portmarnock, Ireland, last week, dropping purses, strings of pearls and beads, rings, rosaries.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fanning out over the moor, calling Teayn's name, they beat their way through the furze and heather.

From Time Magazine Archive

Next afternoon the bonfire was rebuilt by foresters who had worked all morning felling fir trees, cutting gorse and furze bushes.

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Gulls fly over it, hills rise out of it, fairways cut cool lanes through its yellow furze.

From Time Magazine Archive

He could even pick out the dots of furze bushes and stunted yew trees on the steep slopes.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams