virginiana
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- noun
- /vɜrˈdʒɪniˌɑːnə/
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virginiana
- Respondents from Nebraska, the Dakotas, and eastern Wyoming chose the chokecherry (Prunus virginiana L.).
- Juniperus virginiana
- Magnolia virginiana
- Diospyros virginiana
Examples
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I'm not aware of any that bear heavily every year, or even every other year, including southern live oak (Q. virginiana).
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And the botanical name of the American p-word is Diospyros virginiana, the first part of which means "fruit we provide enough for those who have too little." (Yeah, same guy.)
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Our goal was to assess the responses of lesser prairie-chickens within grasslands that are being invaded by eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana L.) and other tree species.
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A 1902 survey of the plants of Oklahoma lists Tradescantia virginiana as being present, although this was likely a misidentification based on modern botanical descriptions (Van Vleet 1902).
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virginiana is often used in scientific names to denote species that originate from Virginia, such as Quercus virginiana and Juniperus virginiana.
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An example of a plant with the virginiana species designation is Prunus virginiana, commonly known as chokecherry.
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In botanical nomenclature, the term virginiana signifies that a species, such as Diospyros virginiana, is native to Virginia.
Synonyms
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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 as a name part in scientific names means 'from Virginia', so scientists put virginiana on a plant or animal name to show it comes from Virginia.