spurry

English

Morison;s spurry' (Spergula morisonii)

Alternative forms

• spurrey

Etymology

Dutch or Old French spurrie; compare German Spergel, New Latin spergula.

Noun

spurry (countable and uncountable, plural spurries)

1. Any of several European annual herbs of the genus Spergula.

Derived terms

• corn spurry (Spergula arvensis)
• Morison's spurry (Spergula morisonii)
• sandspurry (Spergularia spp.)
• sea spurry (Spergularia rubra)

References

• spurry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spergula on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Spergula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• “spurry”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.