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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