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whin > 3 senses
NOUN1whin, gorse, furze, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeusVery spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers
2whin, woodwaxen, dyer's greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, greenweed, woadwaxen, Genista tinctoriaSmall Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye
3whin, whinstoneAny of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt)
whin > noun 1, plant
MeaningVery spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers. Common throughout western Europe.
Synonymsgorse, furze, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus
Member ofUlex, genus Ulex
Broadershrub, bush
whin > noun 2, plant
MeaningSmall Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye. Common as weed in England and United States. Sometimes grown as an ornamental.
Synonymswoodwaxen, dyer's greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, greenweed, woadwaxen, Genista tinctoria
Member ofGenista, genus Genista
Broaderbroom
whin > noun 3, object
MeaningAny of various hard colored rocks (especially rocks consisting of chert or basalt).
Synonymswhinstone
Broaderrock, stone

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