spur·ry also spur·rey (spûr  , sp r)n. pl. spur·ries also spur·reys Any of several weedy, low-growing herbs of the genera Spergula or Spergularia, especially Spergula arvensis native to Europe, having linear whorled leaves and small white flowers. [Dutch spurrie, from Middle Dutch speurie, probably from Medieval Latin spergula, probably from Latin spargere, to scatter.] |
spurrey, spurry [ˈspʌrɪ]
n pl -ries
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several low-growing caryophyllaceous plants of the European genus Spergula, esp S. arvensis, having whorled leaves and small white flowers
[from Dutch spurrie, perhaps from Medieval Latin spergula; related to German Spergel]
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