Virginia

Vir*gin*ia

geographical name

state in the eastern U.S. bordering Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic; capital Richmond {it}area{/it} 40,767 square miles (105,586 square kilometers), {it}population{/it} 8,001,024

Vir*gin*ia bluebells

plural noun

{bc}{sx|bluebell||2b}

Virginia creeper

noun

{bc}a common North American tendril-climbing vine ({it}Parthenocissus quinquefolia{/it}) of the grape family with palmately compound leaves and bluish-black berries

Virginia fence

noun

{bc}{sx|worm fence||}

Virginia ham

noun

{bc}a dry-cured, smoked, and aged ham especially from a peanut-fed hog

Virginia pine

noun

{bc}a pine ({it}Pinus virginiana{/it}) of the eastern U.S. that has short needles occurring in pairs

Virginia rail

noun

{bc}an American long-billed rail ({it}Rallus limicola{/it}) that has gray cheeks

Virginia reel

noun

{bc}an American dance in which two lines of couples face each other and all couples in turn dance in a series of figures

Virginia snakeroot

noun

{bc}a birthwort ({it}Aristolochia serpentaria{/it}) of the eastern U.S. with oblong leaves usually cordate at the base and pointed at the tip and a solitary basal brownish-purple flower

Virginia Beach

geographical name

city in southeastern Virginia on the Atlantic {it}population{/it} 437,994