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Definition of Genus Spergula
1. Noun. Small genus of Old World annual herbs: corn spurry.
Exact synonyms: Spergula
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Carnation Family, Caryophyllaceae, Family Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family
Member holonyms: Corn Spurrey, Corn Spurry, Spergula Arvensis
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Carnation Family, Caryophyllaceae, Family Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family
Member holonyms: Corn Spurrey, Corn Spurry, Spergula Arvensis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Spergula
Literary usage of Genus Spergula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture by Peter Henderson (1904)
"See Centrosema. Spurred Gentian. Halenia deflexa. Spurrey. The genus Spergula.
Squamate, Squamose. Scaly ; covered with small, scale-like leaves. ..."
2. Scientific Agriculture: Or, The Elements of Chemistry, Geology, Botany and by Miles M. Rodgers (1848)
"... a plant of the genus spergula, allied to chickweed and tares. Spiral, in the
form of a screw, gyratory like the thread of a screw. ..."
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