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periwinkle |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}. Note: In America the name is often applied to several large univalves, as {Fulgur carica}, and {F. canaliculata}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [OE. pervenke AS pervince fr L. pervinca.] (Bot.) A trailing herb of the genus {Vinca}. 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [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: {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: {winkle}] 4: edible marine gastropod [syn: {winkle}]
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