- Periwinkle (plant)
Periwinkle is a common name of plants in two related genera in the family
Apocynaceae :*"
Catharanthus "
*"Vinca "
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periwinkle plant derivative — noun an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer • Hypernyms: ↑antineoplastic, ↑antineoplastic drug, ↑cancer drug • Hyponyms: ↑vinblastine, ↑Velban, ↑vincristine, ↑Oncovin … Useful english dictionary
Periwinkle — is...;Flora and fauna * Periwinkle (mollusc) * A regional term for the gravel encased larva of the Caddisfly * Periwinkle (plant), two related genera: ** Catharanthus (Madagascar periwinkles) ** Vinca (European periwinkles) * Periwinkle (color),… … Wikipedia
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 (color) — infobox color title= Periwinkle hex= CCCCFF r=204|g=204|b=255 c= 20|m= 20|y= 0|k= 0 h=240|s= 20|v=100 [ [http://web.forret.com/tools/color.asp?RGB=%236600FF web.forrett.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #CCCCFF (Periwinkle):] ] Periwinkle … Wikipedia
periwinkle — [1] ► NOUN ▪ a plant with flat five petalled flowers and glossy leaves. ORIGIN Latin pervinca … English terms dictionary
periwinkle — {{11}}periwinkle (1) evergreen plant, c.1500, dim. of parvink (12c.), from O.E. perwince, from L.L. pervinca periwinkle (4c.), from L., from pervincire to entwine, bind, from per thoroughly (see PER (Cf. per)) + vincire to bind, fetter (see … Etymology dictionary
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
periwinkle — I. /ˈpɛriwɪŋkəl / (say pereewingkuhl) noun 1. any of various marine gastropods or sea snails, especially Littorina littorea, used for food. 2. the shell of any of various other small univalves. {Middle English pervinkle, from Germanic} II.… …
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
periwinkle — [[t]pe̱riwɪŋk(ə)l[/t]] periwinkles 1) N VAR Periwinkle is a plant that grows along the ground and has blue flowers. 2) N COUNT Periwinkles are small sea snails that can be eaten. Syn: winkle … English dictionary