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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