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Definition of Spurry
1. n. An annual herb (Spergula arvensis) with whorled filiform leaves, sometimes grown in Europe for fodder.
Definition of Spurry
1. Noun. Any of several European annual herbs of the genus ''Spergula'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spurry
1. a European weed [n -RIES]
Medical Definition of Spurry
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Spurry
Literary usage of Spurry
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The United States: A Graphic History by Louis Morton Hacker, Rudolf Modley, George Rogers Taylor (1891)
"... while in the spring Spergula arvensis (spurry) takes possession of the moister
grounds in the coast ranges, as well as in the Great Valley. ..."
2. Lectures to Farmers on Agricultural Chemistry by Alexander Petzholdt (1846)
"Even if this be the case, the spurry will stilt grow up, but the dog's-tooth
grass will , soon choke it spurry may be sown from the middle of May to the ..."
3. Report of the Secretary of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1865)
"spurry is an annual plant extensively cultivated in Germany and in France as a
... Hence, spurry is largely grown in Belgium, Germany, aud Denmark as a ..."
4. Lectures on the Applications of Chemistry and Geology to Agriculture by James Finlay Weir Johnston (1851)
"... or upon which any real confidence can be placed. § 23. Of the composition of
the green stems of peas, vetches, clover, spurry, and buck-wheat. ..."
5. Tariff Handbook by Committee on Ways and Means, United States, United States Dept. of the Treasury, Congress (1913)
"27578) we had occasion to pass on common spurry. The record in that case and the
testimony in this case satisfy us Hint, for duty purposes, the seed of the ..."
6. Cyclopedia of American Agriculture: A Popular Survey of Agricultural by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1907)
"spurry is cultivated considerably by dairy farmers, especially on sandy soils,
... The common spurry occurs throughout this country and is sometimes ..."
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