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periwinkle n. 長春花屬的植物,玉黍螺 長春花屬的植物,玉黍螺 periwinkle n 1: chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers 2: commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers [ synonym: { periwinkle}, { rose periwinkle}, { Madagascar periwinkle}, { old maid}, { Cape periwinkle}, { red periwinkle}, { cayenne jasmine}, { Catharanthus roseus}, { Vinca rosea}] 3: small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked [ synonym: { periwinkle}, { winkle}] 4: edible marine gastropod [ synonym: { periwinkle}, { winkle}] 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}.] ( 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}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: In America the name is often applied to several large univalves, as { Fulgur carica}, and { Fulgur canaliculata}. [ 1913 Webster]
Periwinkle \ Per" i* win` kle\, n. [ OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr. L. pervinca.] ( Bot.) A trailing herb of the genus { Vinca}. [ 1913 Webster] 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}. [ 1913 Webster]
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