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SPURRY
Etymology
Noun
spurry (countable and uncountable, plural spurries)
Any of several European annual herbs of the genus Spergula.
Source: Wiktionary
Spur"ry, n. Etym: [D. or OF. spurrie; cf. G. spergel, NL. spergula.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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 Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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