'Spergula arvensis' definitions:
Definition of 'Spergula arvensis'
(from WordNet)
noun
Small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers [syn: corn spurry, corn spurrey, Spergula arvensis]
Definition of 'Spergula arvensis'
From: GCIDE
- Spurry \Spur"ry\ (sp[u^]r"r[y^]), n. [D. or OF. spurrie; cf. G. spergel, NL. spergula.] (Bot.) An annual herb (Spergula arvensis) with whorled filiform leaves, sometimes grown in Europe for fodder. [Written also spurrey.] [1913 Webster]
- Sand spurry (Bot.), any low herb of the genus Lepigonum, mostly found in sandy places. [1913 Webster]