noun
- plural of spurry, a small annual plant with narrow leaves and tiny white flowers, often considered a weed
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The spurries grew wild in the sandy soil of the abandoned field.
- Farmers often struggle to control spurries in their crop fields.
- The botanist identified several species of spurries in the coastal dunes.
- Spurries are commonly found in disturbed soils and waste areas.
- The small white flowers of spurries bloom throughout the summer months.