英语词汇“periwinkle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

periwinkle1

/ˈpɛrɪwɪŋk(ə)l

noun

1An Old World plant with flat five-petalled, typically bluish flowers and glossy leaves. Some kinds are grown as ornamentals and some contain alkaloids used in medicine.

Genera Vinca and Catharanthus, family Apocynaceae.

At the base of a tree, for example, you might have better luck with wood chips or shade-loving ornamental plants like ivy, periwinkle, or pachysandra....

You can even plant periwinkle, bugle and ground ivy in the gaps in your log or rock pile - this could make a fun project for an older child.
Like Mexican heather, periwinkles are tender.

1.1 (also periwinkle blue) [mass noun] A purple-blue colour like that of a periwinkle flower: the sky was a clear periwinkle and the sun sparkled like a shiny jewel [as modifier]: Anne was wearing a periwinkle evening gown with small puffed sleeves...

The basic color scheme is a soft buttery yellow for the cabinets, with periwinkle blue on the cabinet handles.
She bent to retrieve the periwinkle colored ribbon neatly folded on the floor.
It's a light purple, almost a periwinkle, sleeveless, and with little diamonds all over.

Origin

Late Old English peruince, from late Latin pervinca, reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman French pervenke. The change of -v- to -w- and the addition of -le seem to have occurred before the appearance of periwinkle².

periwinkle2

/ˈpɛrɪwɪŋk(ə)l

noun

Another term for winkle.Here the interior is inlaid with millions of beautiful shells, scallops, paloudres, clams, periwinkles, mussels, oysters and rogans....

The fish in this dish consists of whatever the fishermen caught earlier that morning - usually prawns, mussels, periwinkles, cod and sometimes octopus.
In 1881, a thunderstorm in Worcester brought down tons of periwinkles and hermit crabs.

Origin

Mid 16th century: of unknown origin.

单词	periwinkle
释义	periwinkle1 /ˈpɛrɪwɪŋk(ə)l / noun 1An Old World plant with flat five-petalled, typically bluish flowers and glossy leaves. Some kinds are grown as ornamentals and some contain alkaloids used in medicine. Genera Vinca and Catharanthus, family Apocynaceae. At the base of a tree, for example, you might have better luck with wood chips or shade-loving ornamental plants like ivy, periwinkle, or pachysandra.... You can even plant periwinkle, bugle and ground ivy in the gaps in your log or rock pile - this could make a fun project for an older child. Like Mexican heather, periwinkles are tender. 1.1 (also periwinkle blue) [mass noun] A purple-blue colour like that of a periwinkle flower: the sky was a clear periwinkle and the sun sparkled like a shiny jewel [as modifier]: Anne was wearing a periwinkle evening gown with small puffed sleeves... The basic color scheme is a soft buttery yellow for the cabinets, with periwinkle blue on the cabinet handles. She bent to retrieve the periwinkle colored ribbon neatly folded on the floor. It's a light purple, almost a periwinkle, sleeveless, and with little diamonds all over. Origin Late Old English peruince, from late Latin pervinca, reinforced in Middle English by Anglo-Norman French pervenke. The change of -v- to -w- and the addition of -le seem to have occurred before the appearance of periwinkle². periwinkle2 /ˈpɛrɪwɪŋk(ə)l / noun Another term for winkle.Here the interior is inlaid with millions of beautiful shells, scallops, paloudres, clams, periwinkles, mussels, oysters and rogans.... The fish in this dish consists of whatever the fishermen caught earlier that morning - usually prawns, mussels, periwinkles, cod and sometimes octopus. In 1881, a thunderstorm in Worcester brought down tons of periwinkles and hermit crabs. Origin Mid 16th century: of unknown origin.
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