virginiana
- adjective
- /vɜrˈdʒɪniˌɑː/
- Specialized
- The scientific name Quercus virginiana refers to the southern live oak native to the southeastern United States.
Examples
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Many plants with the epithet virginiana are found in or near Virginia.
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In taxonomy, virginiana is used to show a species' connection to Virginia.
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The virginiana species of the plant thrives in humid environments.
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Have you seen the virginiana variety of this flower?
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The scientific name Quercus virginiana refers to the southern live oak native to the southeastern United States.
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Many plants with the epithet virginiana are found in or near Virginia.
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In taxonomy, virginiana is used to show a species' connection to Virginia.
Synonyms
Something from or about the state of Virginia in the United States
Compounds
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A climbing vine with clusters of small white flowers that grows in eastern North America
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A North American opossum with a pouch that often plays dead when threatened
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A medium-sized tree that makes orange fruit that becomes sweet when ripe
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A plant that lives for several years with white flowers and thimble-shaped seed heads
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A wild strawberry plant from North America that makes small sweet red fruit
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A small tree or shrub from the southeast United States with sweet smelling white flowers
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A shrub from eastern North America with small yellow flowers in late autumn, commonly called witch hazel
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A small evergreen tree with reddish-brown peeling bark and small sharp leaves
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A small wild tree with sour dark red berries that birds and people eat
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A medium-sized tree that loses its leaves, with very hard wood and small fruit like hops
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A North American garden plant with tall spikes of pink or white flowers
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A small pine tree from the eastern United States that often has twisted branches and short needles in pairs
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A small bush from eastern North America with soft leaves and yellow-pink flowers used to make insect poison
Surface Forms
Etymology
Virginiana is Latin and literally means 'from Virginia', a place named after Queen Elizabeth I, the 'Virgin Queen'. So when you see virginiana in a scientific name it tells you the species comes from or is linked to Virginia.