spurrey
/ˈspʌri
/(also spurry)
noun (plural spurreys or spurries)
A small widely distributed plant of the pink family, with pink or white flowers.
- Genera Spergula and Spergularia, family Caryophyllaceae: several species, in particular corn spurrey (Spergula arvensis), a spindly weed of cornfields, and sand spurrey (Spergularia rubra), of sandy and gravelly soils.
- Once pastures and turf are well established, the spurrey usually cannot establish from seed due to competition.
- Some of these have been introduced to this site but they are all grown from local Ryedale seed, and the pimpernel and corn spurrey at least appeared by themselves.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Dutch spurrie; probably related to medieval Latin spergula.
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