Periwinkle

Quick meaning: Periwinkle is a noun meaning Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.

Meaning

Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers.

More Meanings

1. Similar plants of genus Catharanthus.
2. A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light.
3. Of pale bluish purple colour.
4. A mollusk of family Littorinidae.
5. (Pacific Northwest US) A caddisfly larva.

Example Sentences

He was working a pin into a periwinkle shell, turning it to extract the toothsome morsel of meat.

The Periwinkle is a great binder, staying bleeding both at mouth and nose if some of the leaves be chewed.

Among herbs that have traditionally been considered to possess aphrodisiac virtue are, maidenhair, navelwort, anemone, wild poppy, valerian, cyclamen, male fern, pansy, periwinkle.

He that vvould diſcern the rudimentall ſtroak of a plant, may behold it in the Originall of Duckvveed, at the bigneſſe of a pins point, from convenient vvater in glaſſes, vvherein a vvatchfull eye may alſo diſcover the puncticular Originals of Perivvincles and Gnats.

Word Forms

• periwinkles

Synonyms for periwinkle

Depending on context, synonyms include myrtle, vinca, winkle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include winkle, vinca, blueweed, dog violet, bluet, perovskia.

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