(n) a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War, Syn. Old Dominion, VA, Old Dominion State

virginia

(n) one of the British colonies that formed the United States

virginia

(n) a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range

virginia beach

(n) the largest city in Virginia; long overshadowed by Norfolk but growing rapidly since 1970; with 28 miles of public beaches tourism is a major factor in the economy; site of three United States Navy bases

virginia bluebell

(n) smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud, Syn. Virginia cowslip, Mertensia virginica

virginia chain fern

(n) North American fern, Syn. Woodwardia virginica

virginia creeper

(n) common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit, Syn. Parthenocissus quinquefolia, American ivy, woodbine

virginia crownbeard

(n) tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States, Syn. frostweed, frost-weed, Verbesina virginica

virginia deer

(n) common North American deer; tail has a white underside, Syn. white tail, white-tailed deer, whitetail, whitetail deer, Odocoileus Virginianus

virginia ham

(n) a lean hickory-smoked ham; has dark red meat

virginia mallow

(n) tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers, Syn. Sida hermaphrodita

virginian

(n) a native or resident of Virginia

virginian 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. Malcolmia maritima, Virginia stock

virginian witch hazel

(n) common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen, Syn. Hamamelis virginiana

virginia oyster

(n) common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America

virginia reel

(n) an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines, Syn. reel

virginia snakeroot

(n) birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands, Syn. Aristolochia serpentaria, Virginia serpentaria, Virginia serpentary

virginia spring beauty

(n) small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America, Syn. Claytonia virginica

virginia strawberry

(n) North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries, Syn. scarlet strawberry, Fragaria virginiana

virginia thimbleweed

(n) thimbleweed of central and eastern North America, Syn. Anemone virginiana

virginia waterleaf

(n) showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States, Syn. Indian salad, John's cabbage, shawny, Hydrophyllum virginianum, Shawnee salad

west virginia

(n) a state in east central United States, Syn. WV, Mountain State

west virginian

(n) a native or resident of West Virginia

american persimmon

(n) medium-sized tree of dry woodlands in the southern and eastern United States bearing yellow or orange very astringent fruit that is edible when fully ripe, Syn. possumwood, Diospyros virginiana

apple rust

(n) rust fungus causing rust spots on apples and pears etc, Syn. cedar-apple rust, Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae

basil mint

(n) perennial herb of the eastern United States having inconspicuous greenish flowers and narrow leaves that are very aromatic when bruised, Syn. Pycnanthemum virginianum

bennet

(n) avens of Virginia having pale or greenish yellow flowers, Syn. Geum virginianum, white avens

butterfly pea

(n) large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers, Syn. Centrosema virginianum

catgut

(n) perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone, Syn. Tephrosia virginiana, wild sweet pea, goat's rue

charleston

(n) state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river, Syn. capital of West Virginia

chokecherry

(n) a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds, Syn. chokecherry tree, Prunus virginiana

common opossum

(n) omnivorous opossum of the eastern United States; noted for feigning death when in danger; esteemed as food in some areas; considered same species as the crab-eating opossum of South America, Syn. Didelphis virginiana, Didelphis marsupialis

eastern hop hornbeam

(n) medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America, Syn. ironwood tree, ironwood, Ostrya virginiana

eastern red cedar

(n) small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles, Syn. red juniper, Juniperus virginiana, red cedar

false dragonhead

(n) North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers, Syn. obedient plant, false dragon head, Physostegia virginiana

great horned owl

(n) brown North American horned owl, Syn. Bubo virginianus

marsh st-john's wort

(n) perennial marsh herb with pink to mauve flowers; southeastern United States, Syn. Hypericum virginianum

northern bobwhite

(n) a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States, Syn. Colinus virginianus

rattlesnake fern

(n) American fern whose clustered sporangia resemble a snake's rattle, Syn. Botrychium virginianum

richmond

(n) capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, Syn. capital of Virginia

rogers

(n) United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995), Syn. Virginia McMath, Virginia Katherine McMath, Ginger Rogers

scrub pine

(n) common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2, Syn. Jersey pine, Pinus virginiana, Virginia pine

southern live oak

(n) medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding, Syn. Quercus virginiana

staghorn sumac

(n) deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries, Syn. velvet sumac, Virginian sumac, vinegar tree, Rhus typhina

sweet bay

(n) shrub or small tree having rather small fragrant white flowers; abundant in southeastern United States, Syn. swamp laurel, Magnolia virginiana, swamp bay

virgin's bower

(n) common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers, Syn. old man's beard, devil's darning needle, Clematis virginiana

wade

(n) English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945), Syn. Virginia Wade

western chokecherry

(n) chokecherry of western United States, Syn. Prunus virginiana demissa, Prunus demissa

woolf

(n) English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941), Syn. Virginia Woolf, Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Virginia

n. One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 (Zool.), the cardinal bird. See under Cardinal. --
Virginia quail (Zool.), the bobwhite. --
Virginia reel, an old English contradance; -- so called in the United States. Bartlett. --
Virginia stock. (Bot.) See Mahon stock. [ 1913 Webster ]