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whin [wɪn] N no pl NEngl (furze, gorse)

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There are over 150 plant species including, marsh cinquefoil, marsh gentian, round-leaved sundew and petty whin. en.wikipedia.org

Futile attempts were made to block the breach with clay, whin, straw, etc. en.wikipedia.org

However, an 1884 book said the site was merely a rocky face, studded with blooming whins in summer, and a row of blasted ash-trees. en.wikipedia.org

It has an array of hills, lochs, glens, ridges, basalt cliffs, and patches of whin (gorse) providing a remarkably wild piece of highland landscape within its 650acre ha area. en.wikipedia.org

Attempts were made to block the breach with clay, whin, straw, etc to no avail. en.wikipedia.org

In the case of gorse or whins, they are flammable all year round and burn quickly with intense heat. www.independent.ie

But 70 years later, except for an area of about seven acres, it was a wilderness once again, with reeds in the hollows and whins everywhere, unenclosed and undrained. www.morpethherald.co.uk

Yes, it was all whin. www.morpethherald.co.uk

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