Spurry \Spur"ry\, 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.]
Sand spurry (Bot.), any low herb of the genus Lepigonum,
mostly found in sandy places.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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