HyperDic: genus_spergula

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Spergula:
NOUNplantgenus Spergula, Spergulasmall genus of Old World annual herbs
English > genus Spergula: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningsmall genus of Old World annual herbs: corn spurry.
SynonymSpergula
Member ofCaryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, carnation family, pink familylarge family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)
Memberscorn spurry, corn spurrey, Spergula arvensissmall European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers
Broadercaryophylloid dicot genusgenus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
Spanishgenus spergula, spergula
Catalangenus spergula, spergula

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