Lexic.us

Definition of Corn spurry

1. Noun. Small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corn Spurry

Literary usage of Corn spurry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Weeds: With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and by Ada Eljiva Georgia (1914)
"Propagates by seeds. Time of bloom: June to August. Seed-time: July to September. Range: Throughout eastern United States Fio. 88. — corn spurry (Spergula ..."

2. American Agriculturist (1846)
"This was quite unnecessary. The plant is indigenous here, and well known to farmers as infecting corn and wheat fields. It is known as corn spurry ; and if ..."

3. The American Agriculturist (1846)
"This was quite unnecessary. The plant is indigenous here, and well known to farmers as infecting corn and wheat fields. It is known as corn spurry ; and if ..."

4. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1846)
"There are four species, the most common of which is the rough-seeded corn spurry, an annual. This is a common weed on sandy soil in some parts of Scotland. ..."

5. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"corn spurry. Pine-cheat. Spergula arvensis L. Sp. PI. 440. 1753. Fig. 1794. Slender, glabrous or sparingly pubescent, branching at or near the base, ..."

6. Bulletin by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (1913)
""Soil acidity is also usually indicated by the growth of certain weeds, such as sheep sorrel, horse-tail rush, corn spurry, and wood horse-tail. ..."

Other Resources: