Sand Spurry (Noun)
Meaning
Prostrate weedy herb with tiny pink flowers; widespread throughout Europe and Asia on sand dunes and heath and coastal cliffs; naturalized in eastern North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The sand spurry has a preference for well-drained sandy soil where it often forms large patches of low-growing foliage and small pink flowers.
- While exploring the sand dunes near the coastal area, a large quantity of sand spurry could be observed blanketing the landscape with pink.
- One naturalist spotted the tiny flowers of sand spurry that are very attractive in heath lands as it comes into full bloom in early summer.
- Among many native and naturalized plant species along coastal cliffs is sand spurry that boasts minuscule but distinctively pretty pink blooms.
- Local botanical researchers say the delicate beauty of the pink-flowering sand spurry with thin branches contributes a pretty face in these diverse European regions and far-flung reaches in the wider parts of North America