Spergula
noun
Sper·gu·la
ˈspərgyələ
: a small genus of Old World annual herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) having subulate fascicled leaves, terminal cymes of pentamerous small white flowers, and 5-valved capsules see corn spurry
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Medieval Latin, spurry, probably from spergere to scatter, strew (alteration of Latin spargere) + Latin -ula, diminutive suffix