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noun

a plant, Malcolmia maritima, of the mustard family, native to the Mediterranean region, having oblong leaves on a weak, often reclining stem and reddish or white flowers.

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Words nearby Virginia stock

Virginia pine, Virginia plan, Virginia rail, Virginia reel, Virginia snakeroot, Virginia stock, Virginia willow, virginibus puerisque, Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands National Park, Virgin Islands of the United States

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How to use Virginia stock in a sentence

Even though clerks in Virginia, Colorado, Utah, and other states have been doing exactly that.
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I first saw Marvin when I was ten years old, living with my parents in Arlington, Virginia.
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The former Virginia governor was once the golden boy of the GOP.
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In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
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I was a part of this tour, debating Meyer in Richmond, Virginia in April.
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He was long a correspondent of the National Intelligencer and other papers, residing in Virginia.
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Then follows an account of the life of the Jesuit prisoners, in Virginia and England.
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The pipe has a modern look and is altogether unlike those found by the English in use among the Indians in Virginia.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
In 1622 a monopoly of the importation of tobacco was granted to the Virginia and Somers Island, companies.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Neither privately owned nor government stock is entitled to voting power.
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British Dictionary definitions for Virginia stock

Virginia stock

noun

a Mediterranean plant, Malcolmia maritima, cultivated for its white and pink flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

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