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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPURREY

From Dutch spurrie, perhaps from Medieval Latin spergula; related to German Spergel.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SPURREY

spurrey  [ˈspʌrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPURREY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spurrey is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPURREY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

spurrey

Spergula

Spergula is a genus of about five plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. Their usual English name is spurrey or spurry. Commonly found in grassland, the genus originated in the northern hemisphere, but is now found worldwide.

Definition of spurrey in the English dictionary

The definition of spurrey in the dictionary is any of several low-growing caryophyllaceous plants of the European genus Spergula, esp S. arvensis, having whorled leaves and small white flowers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPURREY


curry
ˈkʌrɪ
Dari
ˈdʌrɪ
durrie
ˈdʌrɪ
durry
ˈdʌrɪ
flurry
ˈflʌrɪ
gurry
ˈɡʌrɪ
hurry
ˈhʌrɪ
lurry
ˈlʌrɪ
Murray
ˈmʌrɪ
murree
ˈmʌrɪ
murrey
ˈmʌrɪ
murri
ˈmʌrɪ
plurry
ˈplʌrɪ
scurry
ˈskʌrɪ
skurry
ˈskʌrɪ
slurry
ˈslʌrɪ
spurry
ˈspʌrɪ
surrey
ˈsʌrɪ
worry
ˈwʌrɪ
Zardari
zɑːrˈdʌrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPURREY

spur-of-the-moment
spurdog
spurge
spurge laurel
spuriae
spuriosity
spurious
spuriously
spuriousness
spurless
spurn
spurner
spurred
spurrier
spurries
spurring
spurry
spurt
spurter
spurtle

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPURREY

Aubrey
Carey
Carrey
corey
Earl Grey
Frey
Gorey
grey
Humphrey
iron grey
Jeffrey
Monterey
Monterrey
osprey
prey
silver-grey
single-storey
storey
trey
two-storey

Synonyms and antonyms of spurrey in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spurrey» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPURREY

Find out the translation of spurrey to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spurrey from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spurrey» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

spurrey
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Spurrey
570 millions of speakers

English

spurrey
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spurrey
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

spurrey
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

spurrey
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spurrey
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spurrey
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spargoute
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spurrey
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Miere
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

spurrey
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

spurrey
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spurrey
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spurrey
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spurrey
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पूर्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karanfilgillerden çiçek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spurrey
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spurrey
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

spurrey
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spurrey
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

spurrey
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spurrie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spurrey
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spurrey
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spurrey

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPURREY»

The term «spurrey» is used very little and occupies the 176.069 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of spurrey
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPURREY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spurrey» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spurrey» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spurrey

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPURREY»

Discover the use of spurrey in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spurrey and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Introduction to the Geology of Southern California and Its ...
Sparganium angustifolium (narrow-leaved burreed), 56 Spartium junceum ( Spanish broom)*, 47, 50, 53 Spergula arvensis (spurrey)*, 53 Spergula arvensis ssp. arvensis (stickwort), 47 Spergularia atrosperma (sand spurrey), 53 Spergularia ...
Clarence A. Hall, Jr., 2007
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A Compleat Body of Husbandry
Of spurrey. THIS is- a plant little known among our husbandmen, an<f not to be ranked with many of the preceding in utility ? however, as it was once sown in our sields, and1 is at this time propagated in Flanders ; and as it is not without its use  ...
Thomas Hale, 1758
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CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
Torino 1997. Species/Vernacular Names: S. arvensis L. English: spurrey, corn spurry, spurry, corn spurrey, starwort, stickwort Italian: renaiola Southern Africa: Holladsche gras, perdegras, sporrie; bolepo-ba-seokha-sa-merung (Sotho) East  ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
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Encyclopaedia Londinensis, or, Universal dictionary of arts, ...
Arenaria rubra, or purple spurrey or sandwort: Jeaves filiform, stipules membranous sheathing. Variety, arenaria marina, or lea spurrey or sandwort: leaves linear, the length of the intemodes. Purple (purrey.is an annual plant. The flowers open ...
‎1810
5
Early Medieval Plant Studies
Fream (l900) reported Com Spurrey being sown for grazing and silage in the past , and, indeed, in l 955 Grigson wrote of it still being sown as fodder in continental Europe, and tells of its introduction as a forage crop to the British Isles from the ...
Carole Patricia Biggam, Anglo-Saxon Plant-Name Survey. Symposium, 2003
6
Encyclopaedia Londinensis
Capsule ovate, one celled, five-valved. 1. Spergula arvensis, or corn-spurrey.-- Root annual, small, fibrous. Stems numerous, a foot in length, nearly upright, round, clammy and panicled on the upper part, leafy, jointed; joints swelling, globular.
John Wilkes, 1828
7
A Botanical Arrangement Of All The Vegetables Naturally ...
SPURREY.*. 586. Spergula. Empal. Cup five leaves. Leaves egg-fliaped; blunt; concave ; expanding ; permanent. Bloss. Petals five; egg-shaped; concave; expanding; entire : larger than the cup. Chives. Threads ten; awl-shaped; shorter than ...
William Withering, 1776
8
The Danish Revolution, 1500-1800: An Ecohistorical ...
Instead of sowing clover it became necessary to pursue a less ambitious line of development in which an attempt was made to increase forage production with the help of hardy plants such as spurrey,22 buckwheat, and knotgrass. During the ...
Thorkild Kj'rgaard, 2006
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The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
Bacon. SPERGULA, spurrey, in botany, a genus ot rjlants belonging to the class of decandria, and the order of pentagynia; natural order twenty- second, caryophyllese : cal. pentaphyllous; the petals five, and undivided : caps, oval, unilocular, ...
Thomas Curtis, 1829
10
Field Flora of the British Isles
Intrd-natd; on sandy or peaty arable land; E Sussex and Kildare Pearlwort Spurrey - S. morisonii Boreau 17. SPERGULARIA (Pers.) J. & C. Presl - Sea- spurreys Leaves opposite; flowers hypogynous; petals shorter to longer than sepals, (white ...
Clive A. Stace, 1999

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPURREY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spurrey is used in the context of the following news items.
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Climate change is disrupting flower pollination, research shows
Oh and I noticed Spergula arvensis (corn-spurrey) in flower on Monday, which I think of as a late spring species (its main flowering time is June to August I ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
2
Matthew Paramore at the double
Hayhill had goals from Mark Easterbrook (2), Nathan Bryer, Nathan Leakey, Chris Spurrey and Dino Lai in a 6-1 home victory against Nailsea Churches, who ... «Bristol Post, Sep 14»
3
Property Transactions for June 2013
17 Sand Spurrey Rd. $207,700. Philip Imbarrato, Philip Imbarrato Jr., Christopher Imbarrato and David Imbarrato sold property to Mary Snyder. 12 Moccasin ... «Saratoga TODAY Newspaper, Jul 13»
4
New pastures now have broadleaf weed control from Ravensdown
Where weeds that are difficult to control with MCPB, such as chickweed, cleavers, mayweeds, nettle, spurrey, storksbill, twin cress and willow weed are prevalent ... «Scoop.co.nz, Mar 12»
5
Report charts changing UK plants
"There is a little chap called sand spurrey (Spergularia rubra) that has been rattling along forestry track. We knew it in little sand grasslands which were getting ... «BBC News, Apr 06»
6
British plants fighting for space
"But perhaps more alarming is how so many once widespread plants, such as butterfly orchids and corn spurrey, have suffered in the modern landscape. «BBC News, May 05»

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