periwinkle

per·i·win·kle ¹  (pr-wngkl)

n.

1. Any of several small, often edible marine snails, especially of the genus Littorina, having thick, cone-shaped, whorled shells.

2. The shell of any of the periwinkles.

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[Middle English *periwinkle, probably alteration (influenced by pervinkle, periwinkle (plant)) of Old English pnewincle : Latin pna, mussel (from Greek pn) + Old English -wincel, snail shell.]

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per·i·win·kle ²  (pr-wngkl)

n.

1. Any of several shrubby, trailing, evergreen plants of the genus Vinca, especially V. minor, having glossy, dark green, opposite leaves and flowers with a blue, funnel-shaped corolla. Also called myrtle.

2. Any of several erect herbs of the genus Catharanthus, especially C. roseus, having flowers with a rose-pink or white salverform corolla and a closed throat.

3. A pale purplish blue.

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[Middle English pervinkle, diminutive of pervinke, from Old English pervince, from Latin (vinca) pervinca, from pervincre, to wind about.]

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periwinkle ¹

Noun

same as winkle (sense 1) [origin unknown]

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periwinkle ²

Noun

a Eurasian evergreen plant with trailing stems and blue flowers [Old English perwince]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	periwinkle - chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers genus Vinca, Vinca - periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials myrtle, Vinca minor - widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers large periwinkle, Vinca major - plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
	2.	periwinkle - commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers Cape periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, cayenne jasmine, Madagascar periwinkle, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Vinca rosea, old maid Catharanthus, genus Catharanthus - small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	3.	periwinkle - small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked winkle winkle, periwinkle - edible marine gastropod seafood - edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
	4.	periwinkle - edible marine gastropod winkle seasnail - any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids genus Littorina, Littorina - type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles winkle, periwinkle - small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked

Translations

periwinkle

n periwinkle [ˈperiwiŋkl]

a blue-flowered trailing plant. alikreukel حَلَزون أو قَوْقَع البَحر зимзелен brčál vintergrøn das Immergrün βίγκα (είδος ποώδους φυτού) flor de príncipe igihali پیچ تلگرافی talvio pervenche וִינקָה एक सदाबहार पौधा zimzelen meténg tanaman rambat berbunga biru hörpulauf pervinca にちにち草の類 협죽도과(科)의 식물 žiemė kapmirte periwinkel maagdenpalm gravmyrt barwinek pervinca brebenoc барвинок zimozeleň zimzelen zelenika vintergröna พืชจำพวกพังพวยฝรั่ง Cezayir menekşesi 長春藤 барвінок ايک بيل دار پھول کا پودا cây dừa cạn 长春藤