Hypertext Webster Gateway: "periwinkle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish,
in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin
to Gr. ?. Cf. {Winkle}.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
Note: In America the name is often applied to several large
univalves, as {Fulgur carica}, and {F. canaliculata}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr.
L. pervinca.] (Bot.)
A trailing herb of the genus {Vinca}.
Note: The common perwinkle ({Vinca minor}) has opposite
evergreen leaves and solitary blue or white flowers in
their axils. In America it is often miscalled {myrtle}.
See under {Myrtle}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
periwinkle
n 1: chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers
2: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large
pinkish to red flowers [syn: {rose periwinkle}, {Madagascar
periwinkle}, {old maid}, {Cape periwinkle}, {red
periwinkle}, {cayenne jasmine}, {Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca
rosea}]
3: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [syn: {winkle}]
4: edible marine gastropod [syn: {winkle}]
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