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)