Periwinkle

Definition of Periwinkle

Per´i`win`kle
n.1.(Zool.) 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.
1.(Bot.) A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.

Related Words

genus Vinca, large periwinkle, myrtle, subshrub, suffrutex, Vinca, Vinca major, Vinca minor
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