noun
commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
• Syn:
↑periwinkle, ↑rose periwinkle, ↑old maid, ↑Cape periwinkle, ↑red periwinkle, ↑cayenne jasmine, ↑Catharanthus roseus, ↑Vinca rosea
• Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant
• Member Holonyms: ↑Catharanthus, ↑genus Catharanthus
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nounUsage: usually capitalized M
: periwinkle 1c
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a plant, Catharanthus roseus (or Vinca rosea), cultivated for its glossy foliage and pink or white flowers.
[1815-25]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.