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spurry

/spur-ee, spuhr-ee/US // ˈspɜr i, ˈspʌr i //

茸毛,茸茸,茸茸的,茸毛多

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 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.