SINCE 1828
spurrey
noun
spur·rey
| \ ˈspər-ē
, ˈspə-rē\
, ˈspə-rē\
variants:
or spurry
plural spurreys
or spurries
Definition of spurrey
: a white-flowered European annual weedy herb (Spergula arvensis) of the pink family with whorled filiform leaves
also
: any of several related and similar herbs
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