genus spergularia

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   chiefly maritime Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry

   SynonymsSpergularia

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCaryophyllaceae

Questions about genus spergularia

What does genus spergularia mean?

genus spergularia means "chiefly maritime Eurasian herbs: sand spurry; sea spurry".

What is another word for genus spergularia?

Close synonyms include Spergularia. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus spergularia a common word?

genus spergularia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.