| NOUN | plant | Spergula, genus Spergula | small genus of Old World annual herbs |
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| Meaning | small genus of Old World annual herbs: corn spurry. | |
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| Synonym | genus Spergula | |
| Member of | Caryophyllaceae, family Caryophyllaceae, carnation family, pink family | large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) |
| Members | corn spurry, corn spurrey, Spergula arvensis | small European weed with whorled leaves and white flowers |
| Broader | caryophylloid dicot genus | genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers |
| Spanish | genus spergula, spergula | |
| Catalan | genus spergula, spergula | |
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