| Spurry | n. [ D. or OF. spurrie; cf. G. spergel, NL. spergula. ] (Bot.) An annual herb (Spergula arvensis) with whorled filiform leaves, sometimes grown in Europe for fodder.
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| corn spurry | (n) small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers, Syn. corn spurrey, Spergula arvensis |
| sand spurry | (n) prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America, Syn. Spergularia rubra, sea spurry |