virescence |
the state or condition of becoming green, esp. the abnormal coloring of plant parts that are normally not green. |
Virgil |
a Roman poet (70-19 B.C.). |
virgin |
one who has never had sexual intercourse. [6 definitions] |
virginal1 |
pertaining to or characteristic of a virgin. [2 definitions] |
virginal2 |
(often pl.) a type of small harpsichord popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. |
virgin birth |
(often cap.) the Christian theological doctrine that Mary was still a virgin when she bore Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit having miraculously impregnated her. [2 definitions] |
Virginia |
a southern U.S. state on the Atlantic coast between Maryland and North Carolina. (abbr.: VA) |
Virginia cowslip |
a woodland perennial of eastern North America bearing clusters of blue or purple bell-shaped flowers; Virginia bluebell. |
Virginia creeper |
a climbing vine of eastern North America that has palmately compound leaves and bears green flower clusters and bluish black, inedible berries; woodbine. |
Virginia deer |
the white-tailed deer. |
Virginia reel |
an American country dance in which couples face each other in two parallel lines and then perform various steps and maneuvers together. [2 definitions] |
Virginia Woolf |
English novelist and essayist, noted for her use of modernist techniques such as stream of consciousness and interior monologue; born Virginia Stephens (b.1882--d.1941). |
Virgin Islands |
a group of islands in the West Indies east of Puerto Rico, comprising a territory of the United States and a colony of Great Britain. |
virginity |
the state of being a virgin. [2 definitions] |
Virgin Mary |
see "Mary." |
virgin's-bower |
any of several climbing varieties of clematis, esp. one found in eastern North America that bears clusters of small white flowers. |
virgin wool |
wool that has not been spun, woven, or otherwise processed. |
Virgo |
a spring zodiacal constellation located between Leo and Libra and containing the bright star Spica; Virgin. [3 definitions] |
virgule |
a mark (/) used between two words to indicate that either may be applied; slash; solidus. [2 definitions] |
viridescent |
green, turning green, or having a greenish tinge. |
viridity |
greenness; verdancy. [2 definitions] |