periwinkle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: periwinkle	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for periwinkle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
periwinkle n chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers Synonym(s): periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked Synonym(s): periwinkle, winkle edible marine gastropod Synonym(s): periwinkle, winkle
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[94]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}.