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Word | Periwinkle |
commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers / chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers / 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. / an Old World plant with flat, five-petaled flowers and glossy leaves. Some kinds are grown as ornamentals, and some contain alkaloids used in medicine., | |
Usage | ⇒ Periwinkle is a plant that has blue and white flowers ⇒ At the base of a tree, for example, you might have better luck with wood chips or shade-loving ornamental plants like ivy, periwinkle , or pachysandra. |
Synonyms | old maid, winkle, Catharanthus roseus, Madagascar periwinkle, flower, red periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Cape periwinkle, cayenne jasmine, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, Vinca rosea, clam, sunflower, zinnia, acacia, amaryllis, anemone, |
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