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Definition of Spurrey
1. n. See Spurry.
Definition of Spurrey
1. Noun. (alternative form of spurry) ¹
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Definition of Spurrey
1. spurry [n -REYS] - See also: spurry
Medical Definition of Spurrey
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Spurrey
Literary usage of Spurrey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Smooth-seeded Corn spurrey. Fl. June and July. H. 0. Nat. of England. 3. ...
Knotted spurrey. Nat. of Britain. fl. July and August. ..."
2. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"The seeds of common spurrey (Spergula arvensis L.) often occur in linseed-cake
and other concentrated feeds. FIG. 121. ..."
3. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"Common spurrey. Norf. SANG, s. (1) (A.-N.) Blood. (2) A song. North. (3) A handful
of corn Devon. (4) Sang is it, indeed it is. North. ..."
4. The Principles of Agriculture by Albrecht Daniel Thaer (1844)
"depends altogether on the circumstance of the spurrey meeting with a well ...
The spurrey then rises quickly and equally, a point of great importance. ..."
5. The History of the County of Dublin by John D'Alton (1838)
"On the low grounds, sper- gula nodosa, knotted spurrey; opium graveolens, wild
celery, flowering in August: and in the adjacent marshes, typha minor, ..."
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