ˈspərgyələ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin, spurry, probably from spergere to scatter, strew (alteration of Latin spargere ) + Latin -ula, diminutive suffix — more at spark
: a small genus of Old World annual herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) having subulate fascicled leaves, terminal cymes of pentamerous small white flowers, and 5-valved capsules — see corn spurry