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myrtle — Periwinkle Per i*win kle, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr. L. pervinca.] (Bot.) A trailing herb of the genus {Vinca}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common perwinkle ({Vinca minor}) has opposite evergreen leaves and solitary blue or white flowers in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Periwinkle — Per i*win kle, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr. L. pervinca.] (Bot.) A trailing herb of the genus {Vinca}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common perwinkle ({Vinca minor}) has opposite evergreen leaves and solitary blue or white flowers in their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vinca minor — Periwinkle Per i*win kle, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr. L. pervinca.] (Bot.) A trailing herb of the genus {Vinca}. [1913 Webster] Note: The common perwinkle ({Vinca minor}) has opposite evergreen leaves and solitary blue or white flowers in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
periwinkle — periwinkle1 /per i wing keuhl/, n. 1. any of various marine gastropods or sea snails, esp. Littorina littorea, used for food in Europe. 2. the shell of any of these animals. [1520 30; perh. reflecting (through assimilation to PERIWINKLE2) OE… … Universalium
periwinkle — periwinkle1 noun a plant with flat five petalled flowers and glossy leaves, some kinds of which contain alkaloids used in medicine. [Genera Vinca and Catharanthus.] Origin OE peruince, from late L. pervinca, reinforced in ME by Anglo Norman Fr.… … English new terms dictionary
periwinkle — I per•i•win•kle [[t]ˈpɛr ɪˌwɪŋ kəl[/t]] n. ivt any of various small gastropod mollusks of the family Littorinidae, of intertidal waters • Etymology: 1520–30; perh. reflecting (through assimilation to periwinkle II) OE pīnewincle=pīne (< L pīna … From formal English to slang
periwinkle — 1. n. 1 any plant of the genus Vinca, esp. an evergreen trailing plant with blue or white flowers. 2 a tropical shrub, Catharanthus roseus, native to Madagascar. Etymology: ME f. AF pervenke, OF pervenche f. LL pervinca, assim. to PERIWINKLE(2) 2 … Useful english dictionary
