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periwinkle
n.
sea snail, littorina littorea (type of edible shellfish); shrub-like evergreen plant with blue petals that are shaped like funnels (of the genus Vinca)
Periwinkle
Periwinkle may refer to:
In
fauna:
- Periwinkle, a common name for a number of gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae
- Periwinkle, a regional name for the caddisfly larva
periwinkle
Noun
1. chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
(hypernym) subshrub, suffrutex
(hyponym) myrtle, Vinca minor
(member-holonym) Vinca, genus Vinca
2. commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
(synonym) rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea
(hypernym) herb, herbaceous plant
(member-holonym) Catharanthus, genus Catharanthus
3. small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
(synonym) winkle
(hypernym) seafood
(substance-holonym) winkle
4. edible marine gastropod
(synonym) winkle
(hypernym) seasnail
(member-holonym) Littorina, genus Littorina
(substance-meronym) winkle
Periwinkle
(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.
(n.)
A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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periwinkle
n.
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2. (Bot.)
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