- large periwinkle
- nounplant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes• Syn: ↑Vinca major• Hypernyms: ↑periwinkle
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large periwinkle — didžioji žiemė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Stepukinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Vinca major), paplitęs pietų Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Vinca major angl. greater periwinkle; large periwinkle šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Periwinkle — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
periwinkle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English perwinke, from Old English perwince, from Vulgar Latin *pervinca, short for Latin vincapervinca Date: before 12th century 1. any of several trailing or woody evergreen herbs of the dogbane family: as a. (1) a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
greater periwinkle — didžioji žiemė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Stepukinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Vinca major), paplitęs pietų Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Vinca major angl. greater periwinkle; large periwinkle šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
madagascar periwinkle — n. (Bot.) A commonly cultivated Old World woody herb ({Vinca rosea}) having large pinkish to red flowers. Syn: periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, {Catharanthus roseus},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cape periwinkle — noun commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers • Syn: ↑periwinkle, ↑rose periwinkle, ↑Madagascar periwinkle, ↑old maid, ↑red periwinkle, ↑cayenne jasmine, ↑Catharanthus roseus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Madagascar periwinkle — noun commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers • Syn: ↑periwinkle, ↑rose periwinkle, ↑old maid, ↑Cape periwinkle, ↑red periwinkle, ↑cayenne jasmine, ↑Catharanthus roseus, ↑Vinca rose … Useful english dictionary
red periwinkle — noun commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers • Syn: ↑periwinkle, ↑rose periwinkle, ↑Madagascar periwinkle, ↑old maid, ↑Cape periwinkle, ↑cayenne jasmine, ↑Catharanthus roseus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
rose periwinkle — noun commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers • Syn: ↑periwinkle, ↑Madagascar periwinkle, ↑old maid, ↑Cape periwinkle, ↑red periwinkle, ↑cayenne jasmine, ↑Catharanthus roseus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Vinca major — Taxobox name = Vinca major image width = 240px image caption = Vinca major leaves and flower regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Apocynaceae genus = Vinca species = V. major binomial =… … Wikipedia
