1capitalized: a genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs (family Leguminosae) including the common furze that are usually destitute of true leaves and have solitary or racemose yellow flowers with a 2-lipped colored calyx
2 plural -es: any plant of the genus Ulex
History and Etymology for ulex
New Latin Ulic-, Ulex, from Latin, a shrub resembling rosemary