Periwinkle

['perɪwɪŋk(ə)l] or ['pɛrɪwɪŋkl]

Definition

(noun.) edible marine gastropod.

(noun.) small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked.

(noun.) commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers.

(noun.) chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers.

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Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.

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Definition

n. a small univalve mollusc: a small shellfish abundant between tide-marks on the rocks boiled and eaten as food.

n. a creeping evergreen plant growing in woods.

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