Definition of Red periwinkle

1. Noun. Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Red Periwinkle

red neuralgia
red noise
red nucleus
red oak
red ochre
red onion
red onions
red osier
red osier dogwood
red oxide of lead
red oxygen
red panda
red pandas
red pepper
red peppers
red periwinkle (current term)
red phalarope
red phosphorus
red pimpernel
red pine
red poll
red poppy
red porgy
red precipitate
red pudding
red pulp
red pulp cords
red rag

Literary usage of Red periwinkle

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1. The Middle Kingdom: A Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature by Samuel Wells Williams (1907)
"... cura«x<irii-m and the Vinca rosea, or red periwinkle, are less conspicuous, but not unattractive, members of the same group. The jasmine is a deserved ..."

2. Chinese Porcelain by William Giuseppi Gulland (1902)
"... for their fragrance ; while the yellow milkweed and the red periwinkle are less conspicuous, but not unattractive, members of the same group." AZALEA. ..."

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