whin
noun[UorC]
UKuk/wɪn/us/wɪn/used in somepartsofnorthernEnglandandScotlandto refer togorse(= awildbushwithsharpthornsandsmall,yellowflowers), or to agorsebush:
荆豆,荆豆丛Apheasantexplodedout of the whin.一只野鸡从荆豆丛中飞了出来。
a whinbush荆豆丛
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- Furze is alsoknownasgorseor whin.
- Thefieldsweredividedby whinhedges.
- Thewhitecreaturedisappearedinto the whinbushes.
- Theyclearedthe whins off themountainanddrainedthebogs.
Bushes & shrubs
- aronia
- bramble
- briar
- brier
- broom
- furze
- gorse
- guaraná
- heather
- hedging
- manuka
- privet
- redcurrant
- rhododendron
- rosella
- underbrush
- undergrowth
- viburnum
- wahoo
- wayfaring tree
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