n. (also spurrey) (pl. -ies or -eys) a slender plant of the genus Spergula, esp. the corn-spurry, a white-flowered weed in cornfields etc.
[ Du. spurrie, prob. rel. to med.L spergula ]
n. (also spurrey) (pl. -ies or -eys) a slender plant of the genus Spergula, esp. the corn-spurry, a white-flowered weed in cornfields etc.
[ Du. spurrie, prob. rel. to med.L spergula ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012