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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 Vir·gin·i·a n. One of the States of the United States of America.  -- a. Of or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
 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.

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 Virginia 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: Virginian stock, Malcolmia maritima]