Meaning of PERIWINKLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'peri`wingkul
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | Cape periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, cayenne jasmine, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Vinca rosea, winkle, winkle |
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| | 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 | |
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\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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