Virginia stock

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Virginia stock
    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.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
   One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of
   or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
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   {Virginia cowslip} (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia
      Virginica}).

   {Virginia creeper} (Bot.), a common ornamental North American
      woody vine ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), climbing
      extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also
      {woodbine}, and {American ivy}. [U. S.]

   {Virginia fence}. See {Worm fence}, under {Fence}.

   {Virginia nightingale} (Zool.), the cardinal bird. See under
      {Cardinal}.

   {Virginia quail} (Zool.), the bobwhite.

   {Virginia reel}, an old English contradance; -- so called in
      the United States. --Bartlett.

   {Virginia stock}. (Bot.) See {Mahon stock}.
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