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periwinkle

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: periwinkle

1
 n
small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
2
 n
commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: periwinkle
1

n small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked

Synonyms:
winkle
Type of:
seafood
edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc

n edible marine gastropod

Synonyms:
winkle
Type of:
seasnail
any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids
2

n commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers

Synonyms:
Cape periwinkle, Catharanthus roseus, Madagascar periwinkle, Vinca rosea, cayenne jasmine, old maid, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

n chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers

Types:
Vinca minor, myrtle
widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers
Vinca major, large periwinkle
plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes
Type of:
subshrub, suffrutex
low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
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