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vinca
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vin·ca  (vngk)
n.
Any of the shrubby, evergreen plants of the genus Vinca, which includes the periwinkle.
[New Latin Vinca, genus name, from Latin vinca (pervinca), periwinkle; see periwinkle2.]
vinca [ˈvɪŋkə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) See periwinkle2
[New Latin, from Latin pervinca periwinkle]
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Noun1.vinca - periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennialsVinca - 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
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