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Spergularia

noun

chiefly maritime Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry

• Syn: ↑genus Spergularia

• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Caryophyllaceae, ↑family Caryophyllaceae, ↑carnation family, ↑pink family

• Member Meronyms: ↑sand spurry, ↑sea spurry, ↑Spergularia rubra

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈla(a)rēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Spergula + -aria

: a genus of chiefly maritime herbs (family Caryophyllaceae) with linear or setaceous and often fleshy leaves and pink or white flowers — see sand spurry

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Spergulāˈria noun

The related sandwort-spurrey genus

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Main Entry: ↑Spergula

Useful english dictionary. 2012.