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VIRGINIAN STOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Virginian stock mean? 

VIRGINIAN STOCK (noun)
  The noun VIRGINIAN 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 Albaniaplay

  Familiarity information: VIRGINIAN STOCK used as a noun is very rare.


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VIRGINIAN STOCK (noun)


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 ("Virginian stock" is a kind of...):

flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)


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