Malcolmia maritima

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Malcolmia maritima
    n 1: erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of
         fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to
         sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern
         Albania [syn: {Virginian stock}, {Virginia stock},
         {Malcolmia maritima}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mahon stock \ma*hon" stock`\ (Bot.)
   An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white
   flowers ({Malcolmia maritima}). It is called in England
   {Virginia stock}, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean.
   [1913 Webster]

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