资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

资料来源 : WordNet®

sand spurry
     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: {sea spurry}, {Spergularia rubra}]