periwinkle1
KK: [ˈpɛrǝˌwɪŋkḷ]
DJ: [ˈpеriˌwiŋkl]
periwinkle2
KK: [ˈpɛrǝˌwɪŋkḷ]
DJ: [ˈpеriˌwiŋkl]
periwinkle1
n.
a plant with flat five-petalled flowers and glossy leaves, some kinds of which contain alkaloids used in medicine.
[Genera
Vinca and
Catharanthus.]
Etymology
OE peruince, from late L. pervinca, reinforced in ME by Anglo-Norman Fr. pervenke.
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