Defenition of the word periwinkle

• Defenition of the word periwinkle

  • chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
  • commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
  • edible marine gastropod
  • small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked

Synonyms for the word periwinkle

• • Cape periwinkle
  • Catharanthus roseus
  • cayenne jasmine
  • Madagascar periwinkle
  • old maid
  • red periwinkle
  • rose periwinkle
  • Vinca rosea
  • winkle

Meronymys for the word periwinkle

• • Catharanthus
  • genus Catharanthus
  • genus Littorina
  • genus Vinca
  • Littorina
  • periwinkle
  • Vinca
  • winkle

Hyponyms for the word periwinkle

• • large periwinkle
  • myrtle
  • Vinca major
  • Vinca minor

Hypernyms for the word periwinkle

• • herb
  • herbaceous plant
  • seafood
  • seasnail
  • subshrub
  • suffrutex

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  • What is meant by peristediinae
  • The lexical meaning vermiculation
  • The dictionary meaning of the word peristalsis
  • The grammatical meaning of the word order perissodactyla
  • Meaning of the word perissodactyla
  • Literal and figurative meaning of the word genus perisoreus
  • The origin of the word rose periwinkle
  • Synonym for the word madagascar periwinkle
  • Antonyms for the word cape periwinkle
  • Homonyms for the word red periwinkle
  • Hyponyms for the word cayenne jasmine
  • Holonyms for the word catharanthus roseus
  • Hypernyms for the word vinca rosea
  • Proverbs and sayings for the word periwinkle plant derivative
  • Translation of the word in other languages perjure