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periwinkle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cape periwinkle, catharanthus roseus, cayenne jasmine, madagascar periwinkle, old maid, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, vinca rosea |
| Type of | herbaceous plant, herb |
periwinkle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | suffrutex, subshrub |
| Has types | large periwinkle, myrtle, vinca major, vinca minor |
Examples of periwinkle
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Remember, not long ago, the Angels famously trotted out decorated in periwinkle.
From the sacbee.com
The colors are mod, like translucent red, hard candy orange and periwinkle blue.
From the forbes.com
In 12 randomly selected die-off sites, the team surveyed periwinkle populations.
From the sciencedaily.com
This makes the female rough periwinkle one of the most polyandrous animals known.
From the newscientist.com
A species of periwinkle from Madagascar excretes a chemical for treating leukemia.
From the newsweek.com
I stayed in the periwinkle-walled Franklin, named for the polymath Founding Father.
From the washingtonpost.com
The master bedroom is the exception with walls painted a soothing periwinkle.
From the stltoday.com
Katie wanted our dresses to be periwinkle, but the sample I tried on was dark blue.
From the sfgate.com
It is most often baked for weddings and its top decorated with birds and periwinkle.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
- Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
- Small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
- Edible marine gastropod
- Vinca is a genus of six species in the family Apocynaceae, native to Europe, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. The name is , deriving from Latin vincire: "to bind, fetter". ...
- Periwinkle is a color in the blue-violet family. Its name is derived from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb (Vinca minor) which bears flowers of the same color.
- Periwinkle is a 1917 silent film directed by James Kirkwood. The film, now believed to be lost, had a generally negative reception. The New York Times called it "a minor melodrama".
- The common periwinkle, winkle, or Littorina littorea, is a small edible species marine gastropod with gills and an operculum in the family Littorinidae.
- An evergreen plant of genus Vinca with blue or white flowers; A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light; Of pale bluish purple colour
