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Cape periwinkle

noun

commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers

• Syn:

↑periwinkle, ↑rose periwinkle, ↑Madagascar periwinkle, ↑old maid, ↑red periwinkle, ↑cayenne jasmine, ↑Catharanthus roseus, ↑Vinca rosea

• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant

• Member Holonyms: ↑Catharanthus, ↑genus Catharanthus

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized C

Etymology: from Cape of Good Hope

: periwinkle 1c

Useful english dictionary. 2012.