Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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 : WordNet®
sand spurry
n : prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread
throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and
coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America
[syn: {sea spurry}, {Spergularia rubra}]