| 单词 | periwinkle |
| 释义 | periwinkle periwinkle1 /per"i wing'keuhl/, n. 1. any of various marine gastropods or sea snails, esp. Littorina littorea, used for food in Europe. 2. the shell of any of these animals. [1520-30; perh. reflecting (through assimilation to PERIWINKLE2) OE pinewincle, equiv. to pine ( < L pina < Gk pîna, var. of PÍNNA kind of mollusk) + wincle, c. dial. Dan vinkel snail shell] periwinkle2 —periwinkled, adj. /per"i wing'keuhl/, n. 1. Also called myrtle. a trailing plant, Vinca minor, of the dogbane family, having glossy, evergreen foliage and usually blue-violet flowers. 2. any of several similar plants of the genus Vinca or Catharanthus. [bef. 1000; earlier pervinkle, perwinkle, alter. (see -LE) of ME perwinke, pervinke < AF pervenke (OF pervenche) < LL pervinca, L vi(n)capervi(n)ca; cf. OE peruince, MHG ber(e)winke < LL pervinca] |
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