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Spurry
CIDE DICTIONARY
Spurry, n. [D. or OF. spurrie; cf. G. spergel, NL. spergula.].
An annual herb (Spergula arvensis ) with whorled filiform leaves, sometimes grown in Europe for fodder. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Spurry, n. (also spurrey) (pl. -ies or -eys) a slender plant of the genus Spergula, esp. the corn-spurry, a white-flowered weed in cornfields etc.
Etymology
Du. spurrie, prob. rel. to med.L spergula
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