Definition of Genus spergula

1. Noun. Small genus of Old World annual herbs: corn spurry.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Spergula

genus Somateria
genus Sonchus
genus Sonora
genus Sophora
genus Sorbus
genus Sorex
genus Sorghum
genus Spadella
genus Spalax
genus Sparaxis
genus Sparganium
genus Sparmannia
genus Spartina
genus Spartium
genus Spathiphyllum
genus Spergula
genus Spergularia
genus Sphacele
genus Sphacelotheca
genus Sphaeralcea
genus Sphaerocarpos
genus Sphaerocarpus
genus Sphagnum
genus Sphecius
genus Sphecotheres
genus Spheniscus
genus Sphenodon
genus Sphyraena
genus Sphyrapicus

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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