| 单词 | rosy periwinkle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrosy periwinkle b. More fully rosy periwinkle. = Madagascar periwinkle n. at Madagascar n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > non-British flowers > tropical flowers Madagascar periwinkle1807 torenia1840 old maid1866 periwinkle1968 1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 11 Jan. 95/1 When the alkylating agents lose their effectiveness, the periwinkle alkaloid vinblastine (Velban) and the methylhydrazine derivative procarbazine (Natulan) are used successively. 1985 Canad. Jrnl. Bot. 63 1540/1 Cell cultures of periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) have been subjected to alkaloid analysis in a number of laboratories. 1990 Amer. Horticulturist Sept. 13/1 The popular Texas periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) may be receiving some stiff competition from an American native in the bedding plant arena. 2000 J. Mann Murder, Magic, & Med. (rev. ed.) iv. 236 There is no mention in the folk literature of a use for the rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus formerly Vinca rosea) in cancer chemotherapy. < as lemmas |
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