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spurry

spurry noun: any of several European annual herbs of the genus Spergula.

spurry: any of several European annual herbs of the genus Spergula
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Noun

spurry (countable and uncountable, plural spurries)

  1. Any of several European annual herbs of the genus Spergula.

Forms of spurry

pluralspurries
alternative formspurrey

Origin of spurry

Dutch or Old French spurrie; compare German Spergel, New Latin spergula.

Words formed from spurry

  • corn spurry
  • Morison's spurry
  • sandspurry
  • sea spurry

Questions about spurry

What does spurry mean?
Spurry means any of several European annual herbs of the genus Spergula.
What part of speech is spurry?
Spurry is a noun.
What is the plural of spurry?
The plural of spurry is spurries.

Words near spurry in the dictionary

  1. spurring on
  2. spurrings
  3. spurrite
  4. spurrites
  5. Spurrs
  6. spurry
  7. spurs
  8. spurs of the moment
  9. spurs on
  10. Spursy
  11. spurt

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