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VIRGINIA STOCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Virginia stock mean?
• VIRGINIA STOCK (noun)
The noun VIRGINIA STOCK has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: VIRGINIA STOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Malcolmia maritima; Virginia stock; Virginian stock
Hypernyms ("Virginia stock" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
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