spurry

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noun

Any of several European annual herbs of the genus Spergula.

OriginOld French spurrie ← Latin spergula →
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Meanings

nounspurry (countable and uncountable, plural spurries)

plural spurries · alternative spurrey

  1. countableuncountableAny of several European annual herbs of the genus Spergula.

Origin

  1. Latinspergula
  2. Old Frenchspurrie
  3. Englishspurry

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

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APA

spurry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spurry

MLA

“spurry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spurry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spurry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spurry.

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