LEO:
Virginia stock [bot.] - Virginische Levkoje
seed stock [bot.] - das Pflanzgut
seed stock [agr.] - die Stammkultur [Fischzucht]
Pons-Collins:
stock - ... e: (Hort) (of tree, plant) Stamm m; (of vine, rose) Stock m; (for grafting onto) Wildling m, Unterlage f; (for supplying gratis) das Edelreis liefernde Pflanze
f: (Bot) Levkoje f
Oxford-Duden:
stock - ... e: (Hort.) Stamm, der; (for grafting) Unterlage, die;
i: (Bot.) Levkoje, die; => also
night-scented stock, Virginia stockNOAD:
stock - ... 5: the trunk or woody stem of a living tree or shrub, esp. one into which a graft (scion) is inserted.
the perennial part of a herbaceous plant, esp. a rhizome.
6: a herbaceous European plant that is widely cultivated for its fragrant flowers, which are typically lilac, pink, or white. [ORIGIN: mid-17th cent.: from
stockgillyflower.]
· Genus
Matthiola, family Cruciferae: several species.
Chambers:
stock - ... 11: any of various Mediterranean plants of the wallflower family that are cultivated for their bright flowers.
http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/feat...Random House unabridged:
stock - ... 6. [Hort.] a. a stem in grafting in which the bud or scion is inserted. b. a stem, tree, or plant that furnishes slips or cuttings; stock plant. 7. the trunk or main stem of a tree or other plant, as distinguised from roots and branches. ... 32. any of several plants of the genus
Mathiola, esp.
M. incana, having fragrant white, blue, purple, reddish, or yellowish flowers. 33. a rhizome or rootstock.
Levkojen (Matthiola) sind eine Gattung aus der Familie der Kreuzblütengewächse (Brassicaceae).
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levkojen
