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title: gorse — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gorse» in the school dictionary: A thick, prickly bush with sharp spines and bright yellow flowers that smell a little like coconut, growing on heaths, hillsides and cliffs; also called «furze» or «whin». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gorse

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**Who acts:** bright yellow flowers, thick prickly bush, Gorse flowers, I, Small birds, Gorse fires · **What happens:** smell, grow, call, cover, scratch, nest · **To what, where:** little, heaths, furze, hillside, legs, gorse bushes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«gorse» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [gorse in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gorse.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A thick, prickly bush with sharp spines and bright yellow flowers that smell a little like coconut, growing on heaths, hillsides and cliffs; also called «furze» or «whin».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorse:m1:1
# text = A thick, prickly bush with sharp spines and bright yellow flowers that smell a little like coconut, growing on heaths, hillsides and cliffs; also called «furze» or «whin».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	prickly	prickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bush	bush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	spines	spine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	smell	smell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	obl:unmarked	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	coconut	coconut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	heaths	heath	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	hillsides	hillside	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
28	also	also	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
29	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
30	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	furze	furze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	_
33	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
34	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	whin	whin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | bright yellow flowers | a little |  |  |  | like coconut | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | gerund | bright yellow flowers *not said here* |  |  | heaths and hillsides and cliffs |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on heath=Location |
| 3 | **call** | participle | a thick prickly bush with sharp spines and bright yellow flowers *not said here* | furze or whin |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hillside was covered in yellow gorse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorse:x1:1
# text = The hillside was covered in yellow gorse.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hillside	hillside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	gorse	gorse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the hillside |  |  |  | in yellow gorse | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in gorse=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gorse flowers smell like coconut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorse:x2:1
# text = Gorse flowers smell like coconut.
1	Gorse	gorse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smell	smell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	coconut	coconut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | present | Gorse flowers |  |  |  |  | like coconut | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I scratched my legs on the gorse bushes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorse:x3:1
# text = I scratched my legs on the gorse bushes.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scratched	scratch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	gorse	gorse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	bushes	bush	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scratch** | past | I | my legs |  | the gorse bushes |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent leg=Theme on bush=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Small birds nest safely in the prickly gorse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorse:x4:1
# text = Small birds nest safely in the prickly gorse.
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	nest	nest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	prickly	prickly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	gorse	gorse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nest** | present | Small birds |  |  | the prickly gorse |  | safely *property* | vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gorse fires can spread fast in dry weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorse:x5:1
# text = Gorse fires can spread fast in dry weather.
1	Gorse	gorse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	fires	fire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | can | Gorse fires |  |  | dry weather |  | fast *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in weather=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In New Zealand, gorse is a weed that farmers try to remove.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorse:x6:1
# text = In New Zealand, gorse is a weed that farmers try to remove.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
3	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	gorse	gorse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	weed	weed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	try	try	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	remove	remove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | gorse | a weed |  | New Zealand |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** | present | a weed |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **remove** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a weed *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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