spurry.
/spur-ee, spuhr-ee/US // ˈspɜr i, ˈspʌr i //
茸毛,茸茸,茸茸的,茸毛多
Definitions
n.noun · 名词
- 1.
plural spur·ries.
- ›any of several plants belonging to the genus Spergula, of the pink family, especially S. arvensis, having white flowers and numerous linear leaves.
- ›any of various allied or similar plants.
Examples
Perhaps the commonest of all is the sea-spurry sandwort, which hangs its little blossoms in trailing tufts from the cliff-sides.
Name from sagina, fattening; previously applied to the spurry.
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