Virginia stock

noun

A fragrant flower of species Malcolmia maritima, related to the stock (Matthiola spp.), native to Greece and Albania, but widely grown in gardens elsewhere.

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Meanings

nounVirginia stock (plural Virginia stocks)

plural Virginia stocks

  1. A fragrant flower of species Malcolmia maritima, related to the stock (Matthiola spp.), native to Greece and Albania, but widely grown in gardens elsewhere.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounerect 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

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Virginian stockMalcolmia maritima
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flower

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Spanish mahonesa
  • mahonesaflower
Swedish strandlövkoja
  • strandlövkojaflower
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Virginia stock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Virginia%20stock

MLA

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Chicago

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