Spurry Definition

spʉrē
spurreys, spurries
noun
Any of a genus (Spergula) of European plants of the pink family; esp., the common corn spurry (S. arvensis) with small white flowers, now a weed in North America.
Webster's New World

Any of several European annual herbs of the genus Spergula.

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Other Word Forms of Spurry

Noun

Singular:
spurry
Plural:
spurries

Origin of Spurry

  • Dutch spurrie from Middle Dutch speurie probably from Medieval Latin spergula probably from Latin spargere to scatter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Dutch or Old French spurrie; compare German Spergel, New Latin spergula.

    From Wiktionary

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