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Definition of Spergularia
1. Noun. Chiefly maritime Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry.
Exact synonyms: Genus Spergularia
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Carnation Family, Caryophyllaceae, Family Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family
Member holonyms: Sand Spurry, Sea Spurry, Spergularia Rubra
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Carnation Family, Caryophyllaceae, Family Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family
Member holonyms: Sand Spurry, Sea Spurry, Spergularia Rubra
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spergularia
Literary usage of Spergularia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1900)
"The Spergularia rubra is an inconspicuous annual weed, found both in the United
... the only other native species of Spergularia, are found in brackish, ..."
2. Systematic Anatomy of the Dicotyledons: A Handbook for Laboratories of Pure by Hans Solereder, Dukinfield Henry Scott (1908)
"... Spergula and Spergularia (on the inflorescence). ... Boreau and Spergularia
rubra, Presl ; by Lüders, in the root of unnamed species ..."