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Definitions for Periwinkle
[1] any of various marine gastropods or sea snails, especially Littorina littorea, used for food in Europe.
[2] the shell of any of these animals.
[3] Also called myrtle. a trailing plant, Vinca minor, of the dogbane family, having glossy, evergreen foliage and usually blue-violet flowers.
[4] any of several similar plants of the genus Vinca or Catharanthus.
[5] a blue-violet color.
[6] any of various edible marine gastropods of the genus Littorina, esp L. littorea, having a spirally coiled shell Often shortened to: winkle
[7] Also called (US): creeping myrtle , trailing myrtle any of several Eurasian apocynaceous evergreen plants of the genus Vinca, such as V. minor (lesser periwinkle ) and V. major (greater periwinkle ), having trailing stems and blue flowers
[8] a light purplish-blue colour (as adjective ) a periwinkle coat
Words related to Periwinkle
color, mauve, plum, lilac, lavender, violet, heliotrope, pomegranate, mulberry, amethyst, magenta, wine, orchid, amaranthine, perse, violaceous
Words nearby Periwinkle
perivesical, perivisceral, perivisceritis, periwig, periwig chair, periwinkle, perjink, perjure, perjured, perjury, perk
Origin of Periwinkle
2before 1000; earlier pervinkle, perwinkle, alteration (see -le) of Middle English perwinke, pervinke, from Anglo-French pervenke (Old French pervenche ,) from Late Latin pervinca, Latin vi(n)capervi(n)ca; compare Old English peruince, Middle High German ber(e)winke from Late Latin pervinca
Other words from Periwinkle
per·i·win·kled , adjective
Word origin for Periwinkle
C14 pervenke, from Old English perwince, from Late Latin pervinca
Synonyms for Periwinkle
color, lavender, lilac, mauve, plum, violet, amethyst, heliotrope, magenta, mulberry, orchid, pomegranate, wine, amaranthine, blue-violet, bluish red, perse, reddish blue, violaceous