spergulan.
/ˈspəːɡjʊlə/ One or other variety of spurrey.
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spur wort1640
knotted spurrey1771
pearlwort spurrey1797
awl-shaped spurrey1828
spergula1836
sand spurrey1866
sand spurry1866
spurreys1882
sandwort spurrey1887
1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 1059 Caryophylleæ... Many are common weeds, as most of the Cerastiums, Spergulas, and others.
1882 Garden 29 Apr. 297/2 Couch Grass and Spergula are at this season very troublesome.
1884 tr. de Candolle's Orig. Cultivated Pl. 115 Agriculturists distinguish a taller variety of spergula.
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