Definitions

1. noun

A genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae, particularly the common spurry (Spergula arvensis) which is a weed of cultivated land and waste ground.

“The farmer tried to remove the spergula growing in his fields.”

2. noun

An old name for the corn spurry (Spergula arvensis), a weed common in fields, roadsides and waste ground.

“In the past, the common spurry was known as spergula.”