SPUR

n. Spu6r. Lat., calcar. Fr., 6per on. Ger., Sporn. \. A sharp projection, such as the hippocampus minor. 2. A projection of ti ue intervening between the upper and the lower part of the intestine at the seat of an artificial anus. [Morris (A, 87).] 3. In botany, (1) in the Coniferce, a contracted lateral shoot bearing a tuft of leaves at its summit; (2) see under CALCAR (2d def.). [a, 35.J [s. 528]