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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Spur·ry n.  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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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]