About The Word Periwinkle
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Periwinkle
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What's The Definition Of Periwinkle?
[n] edible marine gastropod
[n] small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [n] commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers [n] chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers Synonyms | Synonyms for Periwinkle: Cape periwinkle | Catharanthus roseus | cayenne jasmine | Madagascar periwinkle | old maid | red periwinkle | rose periwinkle | Vinca rosea | winkle | winkle Related Terms | Find terms related to Periwinkle: See Also | Catharanthus | genus Catharanthus | genus Littorina | genus Vinca | herb | herbaceous plant | large periwinkle | Littorina | myrtle | periwinkle | periwinkle | seafood | seasnail | subshrub | suffrutex | Vinca | Vinca major | Vinca minor Periwinkle In Webster's Dictionary \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish,
in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin
to Gr. ?. Cf. {Winkle}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The
common European species ({Littorina littorea}), in Europe
extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized
abundantly on the American coast. See {Littorina}.
Note: In America the name is often applied to several large
univalves, as {Fulgur carica}, and {F. canaliculata}.
\Per"i*win`kle\, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr. L. pervinca.] (Bot.) A trailing herb of the genus {Vinca}. Note: The common perwinkle ({Vinca minor}) has opposite evergreen leaves and solitary blue or white flowers in their axils. In America it is often miscalled {myrtle}. See under {Myrtle}. |
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