periwinkle

== English == === Pronunciation === (US, UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹ.ɪˌwɪŋ.kəl/ === Etymology 1 === Diminutive of Middle English perwinke, from Old English perfince, perwince (compare Middle High German berwinke), from Latin pervinca (compare French pervenche, Italian pervinca). ==== Noun ==== periwinkle (plural periwinkles) Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Vinca with blue or white flowers. [from 10th c.] Similar plants of genus Catharanthus. A color with bluish and purplish hues, somewhat light. ===== Synonyms ===== (Vinca): myrtle, vinca, creeping myrtle ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== periwinkle (comparative more periwinkle, superlative most periwinkle) Of pale bluish purple colour. ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== vinblastine vincristine Appendix:Colors ==== References ==== Vinca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Catharanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Vinca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Catharanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Vinca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Category:Catharanthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons periwinkle (color) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === From Middle English [Term?], alteration of *pinewinkle (compare English dialectal pennywinkle), from Old English pīnewincle, compound of Latin pīna (“kind of mussel”), itself from Ancient Greek πίνη (pínē), variant of πίννα (pínna, “mussel”)) and Old English wincel (“corner”) (compare dialectal Danish vinkel (“snail shell”)). More at winch and wink. ==== Noun ==== periwinkle (plural periwinkles) A mollusk of family Littorinidae. (Pacific Northwest US) A caddisfly larva. ===== Synonyms ===== (mollusk): winkle ===== Derived terms ===== checkered periwinkle (Littorina scutulata) common periwinkle (Littorina littorea) flat periwinkle (Littorina obtusata) giant periwinkle (Turbo sarmaticus) rough periwinkle (Littorina saxatilis) ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== “periwinkle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. ==== Further reading ==== Littorinidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Littorinidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Littorinidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons