periwinkle blue
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary 1 per·i·win·kle n. Pronunciation: ' per-i- ˌ wiŋ-kəl Function: noun Etymology: Middle English perwinke, from Old English perwince, from Vulgar Latin *pervinca, short for Latin vincapervinca Date: before 12th century 1 : any of several trailing or woody evergreen herbs of the dogbane family: as a (1) : a European creeper ( Vinca minor ) widely cultivated as a ground cover and for its blue or white flowers ― called also myrtle (2) : a trailing plant ( Vinca major ) with large blue flowers that is used as a ground cover and in window boxes b : ROSY PERIWINKLE 2 : a light purplish blue ― called also periwinkle blue 2 periwinkle n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English *periwinkle, alteration of Old English pīnewincle, from Latin pina, a kind of mussel (fr. Gk) + Old English -wincle (akin to Danish vincle snail shell) Date: circa 1530 : any of various gastropod mollusks: as a : any of a genus ( Littorina ) of edible littoral marine snails also : any of various similar or related marine snails b : any of several No. American freshwater snails periwinkle (as used in expressions) n. periwinkle blue Madagascar periwinkle rosy periwinkle crape myrtle crepe myrtle crêpe myrtle sand myrtle wax myrtle Myrtle Beach