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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Malcolmia maritima
      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, Virginia stock]