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vin·ca  (vngk)

n.

Any of the shrubby, evergreen plants of the genus Vinca, which includes the periwinkle.

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[New Latin Vinca, genus name, from Latin vinca (pervinca), periwinkle; see periwinkle².]

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vinca [ˈvɪŋkə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) See periwinkle²

[New Latin, from Latin pervinca periwinkle]

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Vinca - periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials genus Vinca dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination Apocynaceae, dogbane family, family Apocynaceae - chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs periwinkle - chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers