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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Virginia  \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}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  cardinal  bird.  See 
  under  {Cardinal}. 
 
  {Virginia  quail}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  bobwhite. 
 
  {Virginia  reel},  an  old  English  contradance;  --  so  called  in 
  the  United  States.  --Bartlett. 
 
  {Virginia  stock}.  (Bot.)  See  {Mahon  stock}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Woodbine  \Wood"bine`\,  n.  [AS.  wudubind  black  ivy;  --  so  named 
  as  binding  about  trees.  See  {Wood},  and  {Bind},  v.  t.]  (Bot.) 
  a  A  climbing  plant  having  flowers  of  great  fragrance 
  ({Lonicera  Periclymenum});  the  honeysuckle. 
  b  The  Virginia  creeper.  See  {Virginia  creeper},  under 
  {Virginia}.  [Local,  U.  S.] 
 
  Beatrice,  who  even  now  Is  couched  in  the  woodbine 
  coverture.  --Shak. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  woodbine 
  n  1:  common  North  American  vine  with  compound  leaves  and 
  bluish-black  berrylike  fruit  [syn:  {Virginia  creeper},  {American 
  ivy},  {Parthenocissus  quinquefolia}] 
  2:  European  twining  honeysuckle  with  fragrant  red  and 
  yellow-white  flowers  [syn:  {Lonicera  periclymenum}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Woodbine,  GA  (city,  FIPS  83868) 
  Location:  30.95908  N,  81.72165  W 
  Population  (1990):  1212  (484  housing  units) 
  Area:  5.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  31569 
  Woodbine,  IA  (city,  FIPS  86835) 
  Location:  41.73649  N,  95.70708  W 
  Population  (1990):  1500  (643  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.9  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  51579 
  Woodbine,  KS  (city,  FIPS  80350) 
  Location:  38.79544  N,  96.95971  W 
  Population  (1990):  186  (88  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  67492 
  Woodbine,  KY 
  Zip  code(s):  40771 
  Woodbine,  MD 
  Zip  code(s):  21797 
  Woodbine,  NJ  (borough,  FIPS  81890) 
  Location:  39.22795  N,  74.80849  W 
  Population  (1990):  2678  (945  housing  units) 
  Area:  20.7  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water)




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