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Definition of Spurreys
1. spurrey [n] - See also: spurrey
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spurreys
Literary usage of Spurreys
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1882)
"First, the broad beach, with its graduated materials—sand, and pebbles, and
shingle—through which struggles a sparse growth of sedums and sand-spurreys, ..."
2. Secrets of Animal Life by John Arthur Thomson (1919)
"which has been wrought out through the ages around the organism, and admitting
a small minority of stink-horns, hounds' tongues, and corn-spurreys, ..."
3. The Feeding of Crops and Stock: An Introduction to the Science of the by Daniel Hall, Alfred Daniel Hall (1911)
"Good examples of this type of weed are the spurreys (Spergula arvensis and
Spergularia rubra), Sheep's Sorrel (Rumex acetosella), and Corn Marigold ..."
4. New England Wild Flowers and Their Seasons by William Whitman Bailey (1897)
"... and spurreys become so near the water, and the maritime golden-rod partakes
of the same character. Of course, near the shore there are ..."
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