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periwinkle
(encz) | periwinkle,brčál n: Zdeněk Brož |
Periwinkle
(gcide) | Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish,
in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin
to Gr. ?. Cf. Winkle.] (Zool.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In America the name is often applied to several large
univalves, as Fulgur carica, and {Fulgur
canaliculata}.
[1913 Webster] |
Periwinkle
(gcide) | Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr.
L. pervinca.] (Bot.)
A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
periwinkle
(wn) | periwinkle
n 1: chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
2: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish
to red flowers [syn: periwinkle, rose periwinkle,
Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, {red
periwinkle}, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, {Vinca
rosea}]
3: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn:
periwinkle, winkle]
4: edible marine gastropod [syn: periwinkle, winkle] |
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large periwinkle
(encz) | large periwinkle, n: |
madagascar periwinkle
(encz) | Madagascar periwinkle, |
periwinkle plant derivative
(encz) | periwinkle plant derivative, n: |
red periwinkle
(encz) | red periwinkle, n: |
rose periwinkle
(encz) | rose periwinkle, n: |
madagascar periwinkle
(gcide) | madagascar periwinkle \madagascar periwinkle\ n. (Bot.)
A commonly cultivated Old World woody herb (Vinca rosea)
having large pinkish to red flowers.
Syn: periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old
maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine,
Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Periwinkle
(gcide) | Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish,
in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin
to Gr. ?. Cf. Winkle.] (Zool.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In America the name is often applied to several large
univalves, as Fulgur carica, and {Fulgur
canaliculata}.
[1913 Webster]Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr.
L. pervinca.] (Bot.)
A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
cape periwinkle
(wn) | Cape periwinkle
n 1: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
pinkish to red flowers [syn: periwinkle, {rose
periwinkle}, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, {Cape
periwinkle}, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine,
Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea] |
large periwinkle
(wn) | large periwinkle
n 1: plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes
[syn: large periwinkle, Vinca major] |
madagascar periwinkle
(wn) | Madagascar periwinkle
n 1: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
pinkish to red flowers [syn: periwinkle, {rose
periwinkle}, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, {Cape
periwinkle}, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine,
Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea] |
periwinkle plant derivative
(wn) | periwinkle plant derivative
n 1: an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer |
red periwinkle
(wn) | red periwinkle
n 1: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
pinkish to red flowers [syn: periwinkle, {rose
periwinkle}, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, {Cape
periwinkle}, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine,
Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea] |
rose periwinkle
(wn) | rose periwinkle
n 1: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
pinkish to red flowers [syn: periwinkle, {rose
periwinkle}, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, {Cape
periwinkle}, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine,
Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea] |
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