Definition of periwinkle Periwinkle
per•i•win•kle
We found 14 definitions of periwinkle from 6 different sources.
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NounPlural: periwinkles |
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| periwinkle - chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers | ||
| subshrub, suffrutex low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base | ||
| genus vinca, vinca periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials | ||
| vinca minor, myrtle widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers | ||
| periwinkle - edible marine gastropod | ||
| winkle | ||
| seasnail any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids | ||
| genus littorina, littorina type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles | ||
| periwinkle - small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked | ||
| winkle | ||
| seafood edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc | ||
| periwinkle - commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers | ||
| rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, Catharanthus roseus, Vinca rosea | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- periwinkle (n.)
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. - periwinkle (n.)
A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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periwinkle
per′i-wingk-l, n. a creeping evergreen plant, growing in woods. [M. E. peruenke, through A.S. peruincæ, from L. pervinca, vincīre, to bind.] -
periwinkle
per′i-wingk-l, n. a small univalve mollusc: a small shellfish, abundant between tide-marks on the rocks, boiled and eaten as food. [Corrupted by confusion with preceding from A.S. pinewincla—wincle, a whelk; prov. Eng. pin-patch.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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periwinkle
The win-wincle of the Ang.-Sax., a favourite little shell-fish, the pin-patch, or Turbo littoreus.
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🔤- periwinkle, noun, singular of periwinkles.
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