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Definition of Sand spurry
1. Noun. Prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America.
Group relationships: Genus Spergularia, Spergularia
Generic synonyms: Weed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sand Spurry
Literary usage of Sand spurry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. FLora of the Town of Southington, Conn., and Its Vicinity: A List of the by Charles Humphrey Bissell (1902)
"sand spurry S. rubra, J. and C. Presl. (Tissa rubra, Britton. Buda rubra, Du-
mont) Frequent. Roadsides in damp places; Prospect St.; Curtis St.; ..."
2. FLora of the Town of Southington, Conn., and Its Vicinity: A List of the by Charles Humphrey Bissell (1902)
"sand spurry S. rubra, J. and C. Presl. (Tissa rubra, Britton. Buda rubra, Du-
mont) Frequent. Roadsides in damp places; Prospect St.; Curtis St.; ..."