{Sand spurry} (Bot.), any low herb of the genus {Lepigonum}, mostly found in sandy places. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sand spurry — noun 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: ↑sea spurry, ↑Spergularia rubra • Hypernyms: ↑weed • Member Holonyms:… … Useful english dictionary
sand spurry — /ˈsænd spʌri/ (say sand spuree) noun a spreading annual, sometimes biennial herb, Spergularia rubra, with narrow leaves and small pink flowers, introduced from Europe and now common in sandy, open wasteland …
sand spurry — Mimi īlio … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Spurry — Spur ry (sp[u^]r r[y^]), 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. [Written also {spurrey}.] [1913 Webster] {Sand spurry}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spurry — /ˈspʌri/ (say spuree) noun 1. → corn spurry. 2. → sand spurry. Also, spurrey. {Middle Dutch spurie. Compare Medieval Latin spergula} …
sand spurrey — noun see sand spurry … Useful english dictionary
sea spurry — noun 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: ↑sand spurry, ↑Spergularia rubra • Hypernyms: ↑weed • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
Spergula arvensis — Spurry Spur ry (sp[u^]r r[y^]), 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. [Written also {spurrey}.] [1913 Webster] {Sand… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spurrey — Spurry Spur ry (sp[u^]r r[y^]), 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. [Written also {spurrey}.] [1913 Webster] {Sand… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spergularia — noun chiefly maritime Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry • Syn: ↑genus Spergularia • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
