Ulex europaeus vs gorse

Ulex europaeus and gorse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Ulex europaeus	Yes	No	No	No
gorse	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Ulex europaeus and gorse are synonyms defined as:

Ulex europaeus and gorse: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

Other synonyms of Ulex europaeus include furze, Irish gorse, whin.

Ulex europaeus (noun)	gorse (noun)
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe	very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe