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spurrey
spur·ry also spur·rey S0678000 (spûr′ē, spŭr′ē)n. pl. spur·ries also spur·reys Any of several weedy, low-growing herbs of the genera Spergula and Spergularia of the pink family, 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 (ˈspʌrɪ) or spurryn, pl -ries (Plants) any of several low-growing caryophyllaceous plants of the European genus Spergula, esp S. arvensis, having whorled leaves and small white flowers[C16: from Dutch spurrie, perhaps from Medieval Latin spergula; related to German Spergel]EncyclopediaSeespurry |