Definition of Spurreys. Meaning of Spurreys. Synonyms of Spurreys

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Spurreys. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Spurreys and, of course, Spurreys synonyms and on the right images related to the word Spurreys.

Definition of Spurreys

spurrey
Spurry Spur"ry, 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.] Sand spurry (Bot.), any low herb of the genus Lepigonum, mostly found in sandy places.
Spurrey
Spurrey Spur"rey, n. (Bot.) See Spurry.

Meaning of Spurreys from wikipedia

- containing salt-tolerant plants known as sandspurrys (or sandspurries) and sea-spurreys. There are about 60 species. Spergularia azorica – endemic to the archipelago...
- plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. Their usual English name is spurry or spurrey. It includes 10 species native to portions of South America, Africa, and...
- Spergula arvensis, the corn spurry, stickwort, starwort or spurrey, is a species of plant in the genus Spergula. It is an annual plant which is native...
- or lesser sea-spurrey. S. marina is a sprawling annual or sometimes perennial, with stems up to 35 cm (14 in) long. Like other sea-spurrey species, its...
- Spergularia rubra, the red sandspurry or red sand-spurrey, is a plant species in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to Europe, Asia and North Africa...
- campions, catchflies Spergula Dill ex L. – spurreys Spergularia (Pers.) J.Presl & C.Presl – sea-spurreys Sphaerocoma T.Anderson Stellaria L. – chickweeds...
- Spergularia villosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name hairy sandspurry. It is native to southern South...
- Spergularia macrotheca is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name sticky sandspurry. It is native to western...
- Caryophyllaceae known by the common names media sandspurry and greater sea-spurrey. It is native to Eurasia and the Mediterranean, where it grows in many...
- Spergularia canadensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, known by the common name Canadian sandspurry. It is native to North...