HyperDic: virginian_stock

English > 1 sense of the expression Virginian stock:
NOUNplantVirginian stock, Virginia stock, Malcolmia maritimaerect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers
English > Virginian stock: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningErect 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.
SynonymsVirginia stock, Malcolmia maritima
BroaderflowerA plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

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