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单词 periwinkle
释义 periwinkle
1.
n.
  1. any plant of the genus Vinca, esp. an evergreen trailing plant with blue or white flowers.
  2. a tropical shrub, Catharanthus roseus, native to Madagascar.
Etymology: ME f. AF pervenke, OF pervenche f. LL pervinca, assim. to PERIWINKLE(2)
2.
n. = WINKLE.
Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.
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