Spergularia

Spergularia
noun
chiefly maritime Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry
• Syn: ↑genus Spergularia
• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus
• 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

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  • Spergularia — Taxobox name = Spergularia image width = 240px image caption = Spergularia rubra regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Caryophyllaceae genus = Spergularia genus authority = (Pers.)… …   Wikipedia

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  • Spergularia — Schuppenmieren Rote Schuppenmiere Systematik Klasse: Dreifurchenpollen Zweikeimblättrige (Rosopsida) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Spergularia — ID 79715 Symbol Key SPERG2 Common Name sandspurry Family Caryophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Spergularia purpurea — Spergulaire pourpre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Spergularia rubra — Spergulaire rouge …   Wikipédia en Français

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