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 ]
(n) prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America, Syn. Spergularia rubra, sea spurry