Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
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}.
Source : WordNet®
Virginia stock
n : 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}, {Malcolmia maritima}]