PERIWINKLE
periwinkle, winkle
(noun) edible marine gastropod
periwinkle, winkle
(noun) small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea
(noun) commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
periwinkle
(noun) chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
periwinkle (plural periwinkles)
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers. [from 10th c.]
Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
Synonyms
• (Vinca): myrtle, vinca, creeping myrtle
Adjective
periwinkle (comparative more periwinkle, superlative most periwinkle)
Of pale bluish purple colour.
Etymology 2
Noun
periwinkle (plural periwinkles)
A mollusk of genus Littorina.
Synonyms
• (mollusk): winkle
Source: Wiktionary
Per"i*win`kle, n. Etym: [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish, in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin to Gr. Winkle.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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. Etym: [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr. L. pervinca.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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