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Definition of Periwinkle

1. Noun. Chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers.

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

3. Noun. Small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked.

4. Noun. Edible marine gastropod.

Definition of Periwinkle

1. n. 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.

2. n. A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.

Definition of Periwinkle

1. Noun. Any of several evergreen plants of the genus ''Vinca'' with blue or white flowers. (defdate from 10th c.) ¹

2. Noun. A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light. ¹

3. Adjective. Of pale bluish purple colour. ¹

4. Noun. A mollusk of genus ''Littorina''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Periwinkle

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Medical Definition of Periwinkle

1. 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. In America the name is often applied to several large univalves, as Fulgur carica, and F. Canaliculata. Origin: From AS. Pinewincla a shellfish, in which pine- is fr. L. Pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin to Gr. Cf. Winkle. A trailing herb of the genus Vinca. 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 Myrtle. Origin: OE. Pervenke, AS. Pervince, fr. L. Pervinca. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Periwinkle

perivasculitis perivenous periventricular periventricular fibres perivertebral perivesical perivisceral perivisceral cavity perivisceritis perivitelline

perivitelline space periwig periwigged periwigging periwigs periwinkle (current term) periwinkle plant derivative periwinkles perizoma perjink

perjorative perjure perjured perjurer perjurers perjures perjuries perjuring perjurious perjuriously

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