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Vinca minor (gcide) | Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr.
L. pervinca.] (Bot.)
A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.
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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.
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vinca minor (wn) | Vinca minor
n 1: widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny
leaves and usually blue-violet flowers [syn: myrtle,
Vinca minor] |
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Vinca minor (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.
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