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Ampelopsis quinquefolia

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   {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} (Zo["o]l.), the cardinal bird. See
      under {Cardinal}.

   {Virginia quail} (Zo["o]l.), the bobwhite.

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

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

Glycolic \Gly*col"ic\, a. (Chem.)
   Pertaining to, or derived from, glycol; as, glycolic ether;
   glycolic acid.

   {Glycolic acid} (Chem.), an organic acid, found naturally in
      unripe grapes and in the leaves of the wild grape
      ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), and produced artificially in
      many ways, as by the oxidation of glycol, -- whence its
      name. It is a sirupy, or white crystalline, substance,
      {HO.CH2.CO2H}, has the properties both of an alcohol and
      an acid, and is a type of the hydroxy acids; -- called
      also {hydroxyacetic acid}.
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