ulex \ˈyüˌleks\noun Etymology: New Latin Ulic-, Ulex, from Latin, a shrub resembling rosemary 1.capitalized: 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.-es: any plant of the genus Ulex