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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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